Name:
Lauriston Crawford
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
31471338
Unit:
18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1945-02-09
State:
Rhode Island
Cemetery:
Henri Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
D
Row:
5
Grave:
55
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
When Lauriston Crawford was born on October 25, 1919, in Dexter, Maine, his father, Clifford, was 23 and his mother, Melvina, was 25. He had two brothers and one sister. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private in the 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on February 9, 1945 and is now buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.