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Personal info

Full name
MUMFORD, Lawrence Zentz
Date of birth
24 March 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33695200
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
746th Tank Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Hoven, Mariaweiler, Düren, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Leroy M. Mumford (father)
Adella M. (Zentz) Mumford (mother)
Vera M. Mumford (mother)
Dorothy G. Mumford (sister)
Viola M. Mumford (sister)
Dallas G. Mumford (brother)
Leroy M. Mumford (brother)

More information

Pvt Lawrence Z. Mumford was a chauffeur, employed by the Boy’ds Dairy Co. before he enlisted in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania on 30 June 1943. He was sent overseas in September 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WW2 Hospital Admission Cards / Wright Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Dave Hansen / Joel Frampton Gilfert