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Personal info

Full name
CRAWFORD, Lauriston
Date of birth
25 October 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Dexter, Penobscot County, Maine
Hometown
Newport County, Rhode Island

Military service

Service number
31471338
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
9 February 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 5 55

Immediate family

Members
Clifford J. Crawford (father)
Melvina H. (Dyer) Crawford (mother)

More information

Pvt Lauriston Crawford enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. He was wounded in action on 2 February 1945 in the woods between Hünningen, Belgium and Ramscheid, Germany.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.archives.gov, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

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