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SGT Lawrence Kenneth Hanscom

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SGT Lawrence Kenneth Hanscom

Birth
Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Death
19 Nov 1942 (aged 34)
Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija Province, Central Luzon, Philippines
Burial
Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, USA Add to Map
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Son of Samuel & Winnifred (Dickinson) Hanscom

Lawrence served as a Sergeant, Infantry, U.S. Army during World War II.

He resided in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on April 1, 1940, prior to the war.

Lawrence became a Prisoner Of War of the Japanese Army. He was held at POW Camp 1, Cabanatuan, Nueva Province, Luzon, Philippines during the war.

Lawrence "Died While A POW" of disease during the war and was awarded the Prisoner Of War Medal and the Purple Heart.

Service # 6137280

(Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett)
Son of Samuel & Winnifred (Dickinson) Hanscom

Lawrence served as a Sergeant, Infantry, U.S. Army during World War II.

He resided in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on April 1, 1940, prior to the war.

Lawrence became a Prisoner Of War of the Japanese Army. He was held at POW Camp 1, Cabanatuan, Nueva Province, Luzon, Philippines during the war.

Lawrence "Died While A POW" of disease during the war and was awarded the Prisoner Of War Medal and the Purple Heart.

Service # 6137280

(Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett)

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SGT, US ARMY WORLD WAR II



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