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Personal info

Full name
FIERST, Lawrence Adam
Date of birth
11 April 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33401180
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
393rd Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 December 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 2 49

Immediate family

Members
George L. Fierst (father)
Clara F. (Sontag) Fierst (mother)
Gerald Fierst (brother)
Leona Fierst (sister)
Clara M. Fierst (sister)
Mary Fierst (sister)
Betty J. (Patterson) Fierst (wife)
Lawrence A. Fierst Jr. (son)

More information

S/Sgt Lawrence A. Fierst graduated from Washington Trade School and was employed by Pittsburgh Business Properties.

He enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 18 November 1942 and was sent overseas in October 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / Nason Family Tree / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Applications, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Press

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Press