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Personal info

Full name
TRUEX, Lawrence Neil
Date of birth
29 December 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Springfield, Clark County, Ohio
Hometown
Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35348596
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
310th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
3 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 3 10

Immediate family

Members
Alibin M. Truex (father)
Jessie L. Truex (mother)
Meryl Truex (brother)
Ralph B. Truex (brother)
Pauline Truex (sister)
Donald Truex (brother)
Irene Truex (sister)
Betty L. Truex (sister)
Glenn C. Truex (brother)

More information

Pfc. Truex attended Port Clinton High School.

He enlisted on 19 November 1942 at Toledo, Ohio. He was sent overseas in October 1944.

Source of information: www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record - Enlistment Record, www.newspapers.com - The Sandusky Register

Photo source: Ed and Anita Tiebax, Ottawa County News 11 March 1945