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Personal info

Full name
ELMORE, Lawrence W
Date of birth
7 February 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
20315803
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
628th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
7 January 1945
Place of death
Manhay, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
William N. Elmore (father)
Amelia (Russell) Elmore (mother)
Dorothy Elmore (sister)
John Elmore (brother)
Rose Elmore (sister)
Mabel Elmore (sister)
Helen Elmore (sister)
Anna Elmore (sister)
Edward Elmre (brother)
Eleanor Elmore (sister)
George W. Elmore (brother)
Catherine (McLoughlin) Elmore (wife)
William Elmore (son)

More information

Lawrence Elmore was a truck builder in an automobile factory when he joined the National Guard in February 1941.

B Company and the Reconnaissance Platoon supported the 505th Parachute Infantry in an attack from 7 January to 10 January. During this action, the company lost to M-36 tank destroyers due to anti-tank fire.

Most likely Sgt Elmore was one of the eight mortal causalties.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, History of the 628th Tank Destroyer Battalion 1941-1945, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - United States World War II Army Enlistment Records / 1940 Census, 628th After Action report - January 1945, Pennsylvania, U.S., Veteran Compensation Application File

Photo source: FOHF, History of the 628th Tank Destroyer Battalion 1941-1945