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Personal info

Full name
LAWRENCE, Haldon Emil
Date of birth
31 January 1917
Age
29
Place of birth
Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio
Hometown
Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35553743
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
1 February 1946
Place of death
Near Colmar, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Harold A. Lawrence (father)
Minnie L. Lawrence (mother)
Lionel H. Lawrence (brother)
Leland R. Lawrence (brother)
Evelyn (Hoffman) Lawrence (wife)

More information

T/5 Haldon E. Lawrence attended Ross High School for four years and was a filer before he enlisted in Toledo, Ohio on 13 April 1943.

He was officially declared dead one year and one day after he was reported missing in action on 31 Januari 1945. At that time his unit was fighting in the vicinity of Colmar.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - The News Messenger 15 March 1946
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - R & S, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks Fremont Ohio, www.newspapers.com - The News Messenger 15 March 1946