Name:
Norman Bennet Lawson
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
20244517
Unit:
117th Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)
Date of Death:
1944-09-03
State:
New Jersey
Cemetery:
Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial, France
Plot:
D
Row:
9
Grave:
5
Decoration:
Distinguished Service Cross, Purple Heart
Comments:
Norman Bennet Lawson was born on November 26, 1913. He served in the 117th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron as a Staff Sergeant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on September 3, 1944, during the Liberation of Montrevel-en-Bresse, France. SSgt Lawson is now buried in the Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial, France.