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Lawrence Sibley Sherman

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Lawrence Sibley Sherman

Birth
North Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
21 Feb 1966 (aged 67)
Cushman, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot 18, Grave 7
Memorial ID
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A veteran of World War I, Sherman received a Purple Heart after being seriously wounded at Chateau-Thierry as a proud member of the 104th Infantry, 26th Division...the Yankee Division.

Employed as a guard at the historic Springfield Armory in Massachusetts during World War II, Sherman lost his only son during the fighting.

He was very active in the Veterans of Foreign Wars, serving as Post Commander of the Earl J. Sanders Post #754 in Amherst, Massachusetts, and as Commander of the Western Counties Council and later District 13, both in Massachusetts.

Sherman also acted as Chairman of the Memorial Day Committee and Veteran's Graves Officer for the Town of Amherst for several years.
A veteran of World War I, Sherman received a Purple Heart after being seriously wounded at Chateau-Thierry as a proud member of the 104th Infantry, 26th Division...the Yankee Division.

Employed as a guard at the historic Springfield Armory in Massachusetts during World War II, Sherman lost his only son during the fighting.

He was very active in the Veterans of Foreign Wars, serving as Post Commander of the Earl J. Sanders Post #754 in Amherst, Massachusetts, and as Commander of the Western Counties Council and later District 13, both in Massachusetts.

Sherman also acted as Chairman of the Memorial Day Committee and Veteran's Graves Officer for the Town of Amherst for several years.


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