PFC. Gay, Lawton Tennyson
Service number: 34262687
Age: 27
Born: 15 Feb 1915, Georgia, USA
Hometown: Not available
Family:
William Hartley Gay (father)
Bertha (nee Scarborough)Gay (mother)
Hilton Rudolph Gay (brother)
A. Louis Gay (brother)
Rank: Private First Class
Function: Cannoneer
Battalion: 31st Tank Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: B
Date of death: May 7, 1945
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Germany
Spot: Vicinity of Zarrentan (province unknown)
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Not available
Cemetery: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia, USA
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on March 3, 1942 at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia
Other information: Vicky Bergman has also found WWII military records at the U.S. National Archives stating that a Lawton T. Gay was born in 1918, making the grave marker incorrect.
Service number: 34262687
Age: 27
Born: 15 Feb 1915, Georgia, USA
Hometown: Not available
Family:
William Hartley Gay (father)
Bertha (nee Scarborough)Gay (mother)
Hilton Rudolph Gay (brother)
A. Louis Gay (brother)
Rank: Private First Class
Function: Cannoneer
Battalion: 31st Tank Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: B
Date of death: May 7, 1945
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Germany
Spot: Vicinity of Zarrentan (province unknown)
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Not available
Cemetery: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia, USA
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on March 3, 1942 at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia
Other information: Vicky Bergman has also found WWII military records at the U.S. National Archives stating that a Lawton T. Gay was born in 1918, making the grave marker incorrect.
PFC. Gay, Lawton Tennyson
Service number: 34262687
Age: 27
Born: 15 Feb 1915, Georgia, USA
Hometown: Not available
Family:
William Hartley Gay (father)
Bertha (nee Scarborough)Gay (mother)
Hilton Rudolph Gay (brother)
A. Louis Gay (brother)
Rank: Private First Class
Function: Cannoneer
Battalion: 31st Tank Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: B
Date of death: May 7, 1945
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Germany
Spot: Vicinity of Zarrentan (province unknown)
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Not available
Cemetery: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia, USA
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on March 3, 1942 at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia
Other information: Vicky Bergman has also found WWII military records at the U.S. National Archives stating that a Lawton T. Gay was born in 1918, making the grave marker incorrect.
Service number: 34262687
Age: 27
Born: 15 Feb 1915, Georgia, USA
Hometown: Not available
Family:
William Hartley Gay (father)
Bertha (nee Scarborough)Gay (mother)
Hilton Rudolph Gay (brother)
A. Louis Gay (brother)
Rank: Private First Class
Function: Cannoneer
Battalion: 31st Tank Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: B
Date of death: May 7, 1945
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Germany
Spot: Vicinity of Zarrentan (province unknown)
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Not available
Cemetery: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia, USA
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on March 3, 1942 at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia
Other information: Vicky Bergman has also found WWII military records at the U.S. National Archives stating that a Lawton T. Gay was born in 1918, making the grave marker incorrect.
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