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Laurence Edward Vilas
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Second Lieutenant
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US Army Air Service
Date of Death:
1918-09-30
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Illinois
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Laurence Edward Vilas was born on January 30, 1893, in Chicago, Illinois. He was the son of Dana Stillman Vilas.
Laurence served in the Air Service as a Second Lieutenant during World War I. He died of disease in Issoudun, France, on September 30, 1918, but his current burial place is unknown. 2Lt Vilas was one of the 171 American servicemen who trained at the Third Aviation Instruction Center in France and died between 1917-1919.