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CROSCHERE, Lawrence Bernard - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan -
Hometown
Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36403693 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
60th Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
-
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
31 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 8 | 53 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Arthur J. Croschere (father)
Lillian M. (de Repentigny-Acre) Croschere (mother)
Gerald A. Croschere (brother)
Ruth E. Croschere (sister)
Irene M. Croschere (sister)
Ramona C. Croschere (half sister)
Arthur J. Croschere (half brother)
Julia M. Croschere (half sister)
Leonard V. Croschere (half brother)
Sally A. Croschere (half sister)
Nellie J. Croschere (half sister)
More information
Sgt Lawrence B. Croschere attended high school for four years and was a routeman before he enlisted in Marquette, Michigan on 9 October 1942.His brother, Sgt Gerald A. Croschere, is buried at the American Military Cemetery of Cambridge.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947, After Action Report 60th AIB
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - FredrickReinhard68, https://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=63421