Name:
Lawrence E. Downer
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
36471167
Unit:
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1945-03-08
State:
Michigan
Cemetery:
Henri Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
C
Row:
8
Grave:
15
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
When Lawrence E. Downer was born in 1926 in Michigan, his father, Loss, was 25 and his mother, Fern, was 27. He had one sister. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private First Class in the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on March 8, 1945 and is now buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.