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Personal info

Full name
WRENSCH, Lawrence Stephan
Date of birth
4 December 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36843656
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Wickeswihr, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 10 41

Immediate family

Members
Walter Wrensch (father)
Eleanor Wrensch (mother)
Raymond Wrensch (brother)

More information

Pvt Lawrence S. Wrensch was a student at the Boy’s Tech High School when he enlisted on 4 December 1943.

He was killed by small arms fire in the thorax.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy