Name:
Lucious Roscoe Lawson
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
33650748
Unit:
120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-20
State:
Virginia
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France
Plot:
Tablets of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Comments:
Lucious Roscoe Lawson was born on May 19, 1924, in Jonesville, Lee County, Virginia. He was the son of Sam Lawson and Cora Lee James Lawson.
Lucious was 20 years old and worked as a farm boy before entering the military service. He served in the 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, as a Private First Class during World War II. He was declared Missing in Action on August 20, 1944, after his tank overran a mine in Saint-Lubin-des-Joncherets, France. He is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing, Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France.