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Personal info

Full name
THORN, Lawrence Rayburn
Date of birth
4 February 1914
Age
31
Place of birth
Mineola, Wood County, Texas
Hometown
Alba, Wood County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38437291
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Weilerbach, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 16 25

Immediate family

Members
Edward D. Thorn (father)
Minerva A. (Busby) Thorn (mother)
Artist O. Thorn (brother)
Viola Thorn (sister)
Myrtle C. Thorn (sister)
Inez E. Thorn (sister)
Norma V. Thorn (sister)
Mable V. Thorn (sister)
Noble L. Thorn (brother)
Ethel J. (Turner) Thorn (wife)
James Thorn (son)
Gladys Thorn (daughter)
Johnny R. Thorn (son)
Gene Thorn (son)
Tracy Thorn (daughter)
Joanne Thorn (daughter)
Billy A. Thorn (son)

More information

Pfc Lawrence R. Thorn attended Klondyke High School and worked as a farm hand.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, , www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / The Roberts of Texas Family Tree, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Andy, Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Wood County, Texas