Don A. Lawrence
(1890-1918)
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Corrigan-McKinney Steel Company, Cleveland, OH
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Private Don A. Lawrence, signature on WWI draft registration
Private Don A. Lawrence, signature on WWI draft registration
SS Neleus
Gravestone, Private Don A. Lawrence, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Lorraine, France
Gravestone, Private Don A. Lawrence, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Lorraine, France
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Don A. Lawrence
Don A. Lawrence
[Records revealed that D. A. Lawrence, as the name appeared on the List of Liberty Row Names, was Cleveland soldier Don A. Lawrence who died in WWI, and whose profile is below.]
[Records revealed that D. A. Lawrence, as the name appeared on the List of Liberty Row Names, was Cleveland soldier Don A. Lawrence who died in WWI, and whose profile is below.]
*No plaque located*
*The List of Liberty Row Names indicates the possible original location of the plaque*
*No soldier photograph found in the following book: Doyle, A. C., Haulsee, W. M., Howe, F. G. Soldiers of the Great War. Washington, DC: Soldiers Record Publishing Company, 1920.
Birth: Independence Day, July 4, 1890, Wooster, Ohio
Birth: Independence Day, July 4, 1890, Wooster, Ohio
Address: 5027 Lorain Ave., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: age 26 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born citizen; occupation Machine Operator at Corrigan-McKinney, Cleveland, OH [Corrigan-McKinney Steel Co. was established in Cleveland ca. 1890, had a plant located on the Cuyahoga River and was later acquired by Republic Steel.]
Appearance: Height medium, Build medium, Eyes brown, Hair brown
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 5/25/1918; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 5/25/1918; Private
Service Number: 2657987
Deployment: 7/22/1918 from New York, NY aboard SS Neleus
Action:
Death: October 8, 1918 [one month before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 28; cause of death Killed in Action
Death: October 8, 1918 [one month before the Armistice on November 11, 1918] at age 28; cause of death Killed in Action
Burial: buried twice locally after death at Commune Saint-Etienne American Cemetery, Ardennes, France; 6/17/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Lorraine, France; 9/30/1921 remains disinterred and reburied for a final time at Meuse-Argonne Cemetery, Plot G Row 35 Grave 29
Burial: buried twice locally after death at Commune Saint-Etienne American Cemetery, Ardennes, France; 6/17/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Lorraine, France; 9/30/1921 remains disinterred and reburied for a final time at Meuse-Argonne Cemetery, Plot G Row 35 Grave 29
Next of Kin: Mrs. Irene Baum [also noted as Mrs. Dean Baum], sister, 3254 W. 115th St., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Father: William Etley Lawrence (1853-1929), born Wayne County, OH to a family with multi-generational roots in Wayne County, married 1873, occupations included Farmer, Blacksmith, Auto Mechanic, buried Wooster Cemetery Mausoleum, 983 Madison Ave., Wooster, OH; Mother: Katherine "Kate" Loop Lawrence (1854-1938), born Wooster, OH to a family with multi-generational roots in Wooster, married 1873, had at least 11 children, buried West Park Cemetery, 3942 Ridge Rd., Cleveland, OH; Siblings: See Sibling List at left. Additional siblings may have been Joe, Grover, Weonia and Stewart. Sibling list may be incomplete.
Brother Max Lawrence deployed for WWI on the same day and on the same ship as his brother Private Don A. Lawrence. Two brothers, Max Lawrence and Stewart Lawrence, served in and survived WWI and were honorably discharged in 1919 and 1918, respectively.
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