Colborn, Lawrence C. Jr.

1921 - 1981  (60 years)

• Name	Colborn, Lawrence C.
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	5 Mar 1921
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	COLB.L004
  _FGRAVE	27662859
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, Battery B, 747th Field Artillery Battalion (8 Inch Gun), United States Army  [1]
  		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,…
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Colborn, Lawrence C. Jr. (1921-1981)
  Death	12 Sep 1981
  Burial	Ingraham Cemetery, Ingraham, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I43470	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Ingraham Cemetery, Ingraham, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S15661] World War II Honoree, Lawrence C. Colborn, Jr., (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2066458) (Reliability: 2).