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Personal info

Full name
JUSTIN, Lawrence M
Date of birth
16 July 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Ohio
Hometown
Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35913552
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Battalion,
401st Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 October 1944
Place of death
Katerbosch, Holland

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
M 2 4

Immediate family

Members
Frank Justin (father)
Lela A. (Denger) Justin (mother)
Edward J. Justin (brother)
Evelyn Justin (sister)
Betty J. Justin (sister)
Virginia Justin (sister)
Frank Justin Jr. (brother)
Bernice J. (Walend) Justin (wife)

More information

Pfc Lawrence M. Justin graduated from Elyria High School in 1936 and was employed by the Steel and Tubes division of the Republic Steel Corporation for six years before he enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 10 August 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, The Netherlands.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Peter Schouteten, Jaap Vermeer, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.marketgarden.com, www.findagrave.com, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/401/401_honor.html, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, The Chronicle Telegram 30 October 1944, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Family Tree / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.myheritage.nl - The Chronicle-Telegram