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Personal info

Full name
LAU, Harold Philip
Date of birth
15 November 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Eureka, Humboldt County, California
Hometown
San Diego, San Diego County, California

Military service

Service number
39580952
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 December 1944
Place of death
Sector Bütgenbacher Heck-Dom Bütgenbach, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 13 38

Immediate family

Members
Henry A. Lau (father)
Geraldine (Horn) Lau (mother)
Albert Lau (half-brother)
Bessie Lau (half-sister)
Walter Lau (half-brother)
Mabel L. Lau (half-sister)
Forster Lau (half-brother)

More information

Harold P. Lau attended high school for three years and was a mechanic.

He enlisted at Fort McArthur, San Pedro, California on 4 April 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com