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Personal info

Full name
LAWLEY, James J
Date of birth
25 January 1923
Age
22
Place of birth
McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33420341
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Nürnberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 8 15

Immediate family

Members
William S. Lawley (father)
Marjorie (Connors) Lawley (mother)
William S. Lawley (brother)
Robert T. Lawley (brother)
Theresa Lawley (sister)

More information

T/5 James J. Lawley was a fireman before he enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 13 January 1943.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments at his head.

His brother, T/5 Robert T. Lawley, is buried nex to him.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards / Lawley Family Tree, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
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