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SGT Lawrence F Principe

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SGT Lawrence F Principe

Birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
15 May 1943 (aged 28–29)
Sétif, Sétif District, Sétif, Algeria
Burial
Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 27
Memorial ID
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Chgo. Trib (IL) Abstract- June 11, 1948 PRINCIPE

Sgt. Laurence F. Principe, killed in action, May 15, 1943, in North Africa, son of the late Andrew, brother of Charles and Betty Fritz. Funeral Saturday, 8:45 a.m., from chapel, 2600 Wentworth avenue, to Blessed Mother Cabrini church. Interment Mount Carmel. Military honors by Cornwall post 275, American Legion.

Contributed by Row Walker (#46489843)
Several plane loads of personnel went to Algiers and Oran for the holidays. Among them were:
1st Donald S. Wert
2nd Lt. Melvin R. Rouch, (two Officers who were extremely popular and outstandingly capable.)
Flying with them were:
T/Sgt. Charles A. Schimp,
S/Sgt Raymond V. Fredrickson

Sgt. Lawrence F. Principe.
On their return flight from Oran they met with an accident, the cause of which has never been determined. Pieces of the plane (41-13065) were spread over a wide area near Setif, the scene of the crash.

Sgt. Principe is listed as Died Non Battle by the Army, not Killed in Action.
Chgo. Trib (IL) Abstract- June 11, 1948 PRINCIPE

Sgt. Laurence F. Principe, killed in action, May 15, 1943, in North Africa, son of the late Andrew, brother of Charles and Betty Fritz. Funeral Saturday, 8:45 a.m., from chapel, 2600 Wentworth avenue, to Blessed Mother Cabrini church. Interment Mount Carmel. Military honors by Cornwall post 275, American Legion.

Contributed by Row Walker (#46489843)
Several plane loads of personnel went to Algiers and Oran for the holidays. Among them were:
1st Donald S. Wert
2nd Lt. Melvin R. Rouch, (two Officers who were extremely popular and outstandingly capable.)
Flying with them were:
T/Sgt. Charles A. Schimp,
S/Sgt Raymond V. Fredrickson

Sgt. Lawrence F. Principe.
On their return flight from Oran they met with an accident, the cause of which has never been determined. Pieces of the plane (41-13065) were spread over a wide area near Setif, the scene of the crash.

Sgt. Principe is listed as Died Non Battle by the Army, not Killed in Action.

Gravesite Details

Killed in Action Re-interment 6/1948



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  • Created by: Rich
  • Added: Dec 20, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82191443/lawrence_f-principe: accessed ), memorial page for SGT Lawrence F Principe (1914–15 May 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 82191443, citing Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Rich (contributor 47058265).