Lawrence served as a Technician Fifth Grade, 855th Engineer Battalion, Aviation, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Orleans Parish, Louisiana prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 19, 1942 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a peddler and also as Separated, with dependents.
Lawrence was a passenger on the S.S. Cape San Juan (U.S.A.T).
The Cape San Juan, while transporting servicemen from San Francisco, California to Townsville, Australia, was hit & sunk by a Japanese torpedo fired from IJN Submarine I-21 approximately 300 miles southeast of Fiji. A reported 117 of those on board were declared missing.
Lawrence was declared "Missing In Action" in this sinking during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 38310954
The 855th Engineer Battalion, Aviation, reportedly lost 99 soldiers in this sinking.
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For a listing of those that perished on the U.S.A.T. Cape San Juan: " Click Here "
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Those on board the Cape San Juan included: 57 Merchant Crewmen, 42 Navy Armed Guards, 3 radio operators, 21 "permanent" army personnel (3 officers and 18 enlisted men), 1 civilian, and 1,340 passengers. A total of 1,464.
The passengers included:
811 Officers & Enlisted men of the 855th Engineers (Aviation) Battalion.
367 Officers & Enlisted men of the 1st Fighter Control Squadron.
162 Officers & Enlisted men of the 253rd Ordnance (Aviation) Company.
( Bio & notes by: Russ Pickett )
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He resided in Orleans Parish, Louisiana prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 19, 1942 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a peddler and also as Separated, with dependents.
Lawrence was a passenger on the S.S. Cape San Juan (U.S.A.T).
The Cape San Juan, while transporting servicemen from San Francisco, California to Townsville, Australia, was hit & sunk by a Japanese torpedo fired from IJN Submarine I-21 approximately 300 miles southeast of Fiji. A reported 117 of those on board were declared missing.
Lawrence was declared "Missing In Action" in this sinking during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 38310954
The 855th Engineer Battalion, Aviation, reportedly lost 99 soldiers in this sinking.
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For a listing of those that perished on the U.S.A.T. Cape San Juan: " Click Here "
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Those on board the Cape San Juan included: 57 Merchant Crewmen, 42 Navy Armed Guards, 3 radio operators, 21 "permanent" army personnel (3 officers and 18 enlisted men), 1 civilian, and 1,340 passengers. A total of 1,464.
The passengers included:
811 Officers & Enlisted men of the 855th Engineers (Aviation) Battalion.
367 Officers & Enlisted men of the 1st Fighter Control Squadron.
162 Officers & Enlisted men of the 253rd Ordnance (Aviation) Company.
( Bio & notes by: Russ Pickett )
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Lawrence served as a Technician Fifth Grade, 855th Engineer Battalion, Aviation, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Orleans Parish, Louisiana prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 19, 1942 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a peddler and also as Separated, with dependents.
Lawrence was a passenger on the S.S. Cape San Juan (U.S.A.T).
The Cape San Juan, while transporting servicemen from San Francisco, California to Townsville, Australia, was hit & sunk by a Japanese torpedo fired from IJN Submarine I-21 approximately 300 miles southeast of Fiji. A reported 117 of those on board were declared missing.
Lawrence was declared "Missing In Action" in this sinking during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 38310954
The 855th Engineer Battalion, Aviation, reportedly lost 99 soldiers in this sinking.
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For a listing of those that perished on the U.S.A.T. Cape San Juan: " Click Here "
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Those on board the Cape San Juan included: 57 Merchant Crewmen, 42 Navy Armed Guards, 3 radio operators, 21 "permanent" army personnel (3 officers and 18 enlisted men), 1 civilian, and 1,340 passengers. A total of 1,464.
The passengers included:
811 Officers & Enlisted men of the 855th Engineers (Aviation) Battalion.
367 Officers & Enlisted men of the 1st Fighter Control Squadron.
162 Officers & Enlisted men of the 253rd Ordnance (Aviation) Company.
( Bio & notes by: Russ Pickett )
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He resided in Orleans Parish, Louisiana prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 19, 1942 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a peddler and also as Separated, with dependents.
Lawrence was a passenger on the S.S. Cape San Juan (U.S.A.T).
The Cape San Juan, while transporting servicemen from San Francisco, California to Townsville, Australia, was hit & sunk by a Japanese torpedo fired from IJN Submarine I-21 approximately 300 miles southeast of Fiji. A reported 117 of those on board were declared missing.
Lawrence was declared "Missing In Action" in this sinking during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 38310954
The 855th Engineer Battalion, Aviation, reportedly lost 99 soldiers in this sinking.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
For a listing of those that perished on the U.S.A.T. Cape San Juan: " Click Here "
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Those on board the Cape San Juan included: 57 Merchant Crewmen, 42 Navy Armed Guards, 3 radio operators, 21 "permanent" army personnel (3 officers and 18 enlisted men), 1 civilian, and 1,340 passengers. A total of 1,464.
The passengers included:
811 Officers & Enlisted men of the 855th Engineers (Aviation) Battalion.
367 Officers & Enlisted men of the 1st Fighter Control Squadron.
162 Officers & Enlisted men of the 253rd Ordnance (Aviation) Company.
( Bio & notes by: Russ Pickett )
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Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Louisiana.
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