Lawrence J. Webb

Company C 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

DOW 02/07/1945

Lawrence Jay Webb was born in Akron, Summit County, Ohio on July 7, 1918.

He was drafted into the Army on June 23, 1944 at Fort Dix, New Jersey. His home of residence was listed as
Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, and his civilian occupation was listed as Stock Clerks.
He had completed four years of High School and was married.
His religion was listed as Protestant.

He was assigned to Company C from the 14th Replacement Depot on December 26, 1944.

Private Webb died on February 7, 1945 of wounds received in action in Germany.

From the Niagara Falls Gazette Wednesday March 7, 1945

Courtesy of Julien Woestyn

Decorations of Lawrence J. Webb

Lawrence J. Webb was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
Foy Cemetery, Bastogne, Belgium and some time later his remains
were returned to the United States where he was
reinterred in Ohio in 1949.

Burial:
Edgewood Cemetery
Edgewood
Ashtabula County
Ohio

Grave marker for Lawrence J. Webb

Photo by Clinton Rodgers from the Find A Grave website

Top photo from the Niagara Falls Gazette Wednesday March 7, 1945
Courtesy of Julien Woestyn

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