Lawrence J. Fabre

Company A 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 12/03/1944

Lawrence Joseph Fabre was born in Berwick, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana on January 26, 1924 .

His home of residence was listed as Morgan City, Louisiana. His religion was listed as Catholic.

Prior to entering military service he was employed by the Yersaggi Shrimp Company in
Patterson, Louisiana.

His Army serial number indicates he was drafted into the Army.

The application for his grave marker indicates he entered the Army on April 17, 1944.

He was assigned to Company A from the 92nd Replacement Battalion on November 21, 1944.

Private Fabre was killed in action in Germany during the battle of the Hürtgen Forest
on December 3, 1944.

Above: The entry for Lawrence J. Fabre in the casualty lists of the 22nd Infantry
for the month of December 1944

Courtesy of John Tomwaski

Decorations of Lawrence J. Fabre

Lawrence J. Fabre was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
Henri-Chapelle Cemetery, Eupen, Belgium and some time later
his remains were returned to the United States where he was
reinterred in Louisiana.

Burial:
Willow Grove Cemetery
Berwick
St. Mary Parish
Louisiana

Grave marker for Lawrence J. Fabre

Photo by Bobby from the Find A Grave website

Top photo of Lawrence J. Fabre from The Daily Review Morgan City, Louisiana Friday, August 29, 2014
via Jaap Vermeer

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