Lawrence, Robert E.

1922 - 1945  (22 years)

• Name	Lawrence, Robert E.
  Birth	8 Nov 1922  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	LAWR.R002
  _FGRAVE	25975233
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fourth Grade, 117th Evacuation Hospital, United States Army  [1, 2, 3]
  	Technician 4th Grade with the 117th Evacuation Hospital. Died of non-battle causes on 13 January 1945. Buried with honors at IOOF Cemetery, Xenia, Illinois. Honored also at the WWII Memorial in Flora, Illinois. (This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.) Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=597727
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		World War II Casualties, Clay County Illinois
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	13 Jan 1945	Okinawa   [1, 4]
  	Cause: Died non-battle
  Burial	Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Lawrence, Robert E.
  		Headstone, Lawrence, Robert E.
  Person ID	I43044	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	31 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Lawrence, Clyde,   b. 1900   d. 1942 (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Holadaly, Nina,   b. 1901   d. 2000 (Age 99 years)
  Family ID	F16680	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13374] Findagrave.com, Headstone, Lawrence, Robert E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25975233/robert-e_-lawrence), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15404] Robert Medley Gatewood, Brochure, Flora, Illinois, World War II Veterans Memorial, page #4, (https://genealogy.carlwgray.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=18791) (Reliability: 2). [S14921] http://www.wwiimemorial.com, World War II Honoree, Robert E. Lawrence (1922-1945), (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1900866) (Reliability: 2). [S14922] http://www.wwiimemorial.com, National Archives & Records Administration War Department Files, TEC4 Robert E. Lawrence, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque_wardept.aspx?honoreeID=1040663) (Reliability: 2).