- SURNAME
Crawford
- FORENAME
Lawrence William
- UNIT
1st Parachute Battalion
- RANK
Corporal
- NUMBER
277310
- DATE OF DEATH
14th September 1942
- AGE
25
- GRAVESITE
Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Section C-25, Site 14307
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 22.03.1917, Minnesota, USA
father William F. Crawford (1892-1957)
mother Agnes M. (nee Schultz) Crawford (1897-1985)
15.11.1939 entered service
02.05.1942 married Helen Gertrude (nee Gallus) Van Beusekom (1920-2003)
KIA Guadalcanal
DATE OF DEATH:
14-Sep-1942FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/534924/lawrence-w-crawfordSERVICE HISTORY:
CRAWFORD, Lawrence W, Cpl SN: 277310
Born: 22 Mar 1917 Minnesota
Enlisted USMC: 15 Nov 1939 DHS, (Home of Record: Delano, Minnesota)
Died: 14 Sep 1942 (KIA, Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN (Section C-25, Row 0, Grave 14307)
Headquarters, Central Recruiting Division, 706 US Court House Building, Chicago, IL
Nov 1939 Pvt, Hq, CRD, Chicago, IL “15Nov39, Acc & enl at DHS Minneapolis, Minn.;15, to RD, MCB, San Diego, Calif.”
Recruiting Depot Detachment, Recruit Depot, Base Troops, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Nov 1939 Pvt, RecDepDet, RDep, BTrs, MCB, San Diego, CA “15Nov39; 18, Jdfr CRD, Minneapolis, Minn.”
Dec 1939 Pvt, RecDepDet, RDep, BTrs, MCB, San Diego, CA “15Nov39; 13, qual MM; 23, To Co G, 6thMar, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, Base”
Company G, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Brigade, FMF, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Dec 1939 Pvt, Co G, 2ndBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA “23 Jdfr RDep Det, Base”
Jan-Aug 1940 Pvt, Co G, 2ndBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA “26Apr, Qual MM; 21-30Jun, sk USNH, San Diego, Calif.; 1Jul only, sk USNH, San Diego, Calif.”
Sep-Dec 1940 PFC, Co G, 2ndBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA “12Sep, Pro.”
Jan 1941 PFC, Co G, 2ndBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA “15Nov39; 18, to Co K, 3rdBn, 2ndMar, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, Base”
Company K, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Brigade, FMF, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Jan 1941 PFC, Co K, 3rdBn, 2ndMar, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA “15Nov39; 18, Jdfr Co”G”, 2ndBn, 6thMar,2nd MarBrig, FMF, Base”
Apr 1941 PFC, Co K, 3rdBn, 2ndMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA
Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey
May-Jun 1941 PFC, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J. “member parachute det, under instn”
Company B, 1st Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, FMF, NAS, NOB, Norfolk, VA
Jul 1941 PFC, Co B, 1stParaBn, 1stMAW, FMF, NAS, NOB, Norfolk, VA ”Spl 1cl Parachutist”
Company B, 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, MB, New River, NC
Oct 1941 PFC, Co B, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrs, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC ”Para; 5-14, fur.”
Jan 1942 Cpl, Co B, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrs, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC ”Para; 1-3, on fur; 23, pro (temp).”
Apr 1942 Cpl, Co B, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrs, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC ”Para”
Company C, 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1942 Cpl, Co C, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (USS HEYWOOD, At Sea) “Para; 15Nov39; 15 Jdfr Co B, 1stParaBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF”
Aug 1942 Cpl, Co C, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Gavutu-Tanambogo, Solomon Islands)
Sep 1942 Cpl, Co C, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands)
Born: 22 Mar 1917 Minnesota
Enlisted USMC: 15 Nov 1939 DHS, (Home of Record: Delano, Minnesota)
Died: 14 Sep 1942 (KIA, Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN (Section C-25, Row 0, Grave 14307)
Headquarters, Central Recruiting Division, 706 US Court House Building, Chicago, IL
Nov 1939 Pvt, Hq, CRD, Chicago, IL “15Nov39, Acc & enl at DHS Minneapolis, Minn.;15, to RD, MCB, San Diego, Calif.”
Recruiting Depot Detachment, Recruit Depot, Base Troops, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Nov 1939 Pvt, RecDepDet, RDep, BTrs, MCB, San Diego, CA “15Nov39; 18, Jdfr CRD, Minneapolis, Minn.”
Dec 1939 Pvt, RecDepDet, RDep, BTrs, MCB, San Diego, CA “15Nov39; 13, qual MM; 23, To Co G, 6thMar, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, Base”
Company G, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Brigade, FMF, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Dec 1939 Pvt, Co G, 2ndBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA “23 Jdfr RDep Det, Base”
Jan-Aug 1940 Pvt, Co G, 2ndBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA “26Apr, Qual MM; 21-30Jun, sk USNH, San Diego, Calif.; 1Jul only, sk USNH, San Diego, Calif.”
Sep-Dec 1940 PFC, Co G, 2ndBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA “12Sep, Pro.”
Jan 1941 PFC, Co G, 2ndBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA “15Nov39; 18, to Co K, 3rdBn, 2ndMar, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, Base”
Company K, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Brigade, FMF, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Jan 1941 PFC, Co K, 3rdBn, 2ndMar, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA “15Nov39; 18, Jdfr Co”G”, 2ndBn, 6thMar,2nd MarBrig, FMF, Base”
Apr 1941 PFC, Co K, 3rdBn, 2ndMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA
Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey
May-Jun 1941 PFC, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J. “member parachute det, under instn”
Company B, 1st Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, FMF, NAS, NOB, Norfolk, VA
Jul 1941 PFC, Co B, 1stParaBn, 1stMAW, FMF, NAS, NOB, Norfolk, VA ”Spl 1cl Parachutist”
Company B, 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, MB, New River, NC
Oct 1941 PFC, Co B, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrs, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC ”Para; 5-14, fur.”
Jan 1942 Cpl, Co B, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrs, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC ”Para; 1-3, on fur; 23, pro (temp).”
Apr 1942 Cpl, Co B, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrs, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC ”Para”
Company C, 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1942 Cpl, Co C, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (USS HEYWOOD, At Sea) “Para; 15Nov39; 15 Jdfr Co B, 1stParaBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF”
Aug 1942 Cpl, Co C, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Gavutu-Tanambogo, Solomon Islands)
Sep 1942 Cpl, Co C, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands)
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