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LAWRENCE, Trimbell Debow "Trim" - Date of
birth
8 February 1917 -
Age
27 -
Place of birth
Logan, Beaver County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Dewey County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38146504 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Company Commander -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 December 1944 - Place of
death
Dillingen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 33 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
Richard V. Lawrence (father)
Lovenia E. (Street) Lawrence (mother)
Gracie B. Lawrence (sister)
Walter S. Lawrence (brother)
Josephine L. Lawrence (sister)
Harry V. Lawrence (brother)
Ray Lawrence (brother)
Evelyn E. (Wofford) Lawrence (wife)
Evelyn M. Lawrence (daughter)
More information
S/Sgt Trimbell D. Lawrence worked on the family farm before he enlisted at Fort Sill, Oklahoma on 17 March 1942.He was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously. The citation cited: While leading his men in an attack, S/Sgt Lawrence encountered four enemy attempting to gain entrance to a pillbox recently taken by the company. At risk of his own life he advanced down a trench and reached a point from which he threw a hand grenade and then charged through heavy fire and captured the remaining three enemy. His gallantry disorganized the enemy.
S/Sgt Trimbell D. Lawrence is remembered at Kiowa Cemetery in Oklahoma.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of St. Avold, France.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.findagrave.com - Rick Lawrence, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, Willis Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Rick Lawrence, www.ancestry.com – Debra Skatzes