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personal-war-service-record-of-virginia-s-war-dead
virginia-world-war-ii-history-commission
part-i-personal-data
first-name: Lawrence
middle-name: Roderick
last-name: MacDonald
suffix:
home-address: 1600 Fort Myer Drive
county: Arlington
birthplace: [Lolle?]wood, Va.
date-of-birth: 1917-11-02
race: White
sex: Male
height-ft: 6
height-ins:
weight-lbs: 160
marital-status: Married
wife-maiden-name-or-husband
first-name: Marie
middle-name: Parr
last-name: MacDonald
suffix:
place-of-marriage: St. George's Church, Arlington, Va.
date-of-marriage: 1941-04-26
children-1: Lawrence Roderick MacDonald, Jr.
date-of-birth-1: 1944-09-17
children-2:
date-of-birth-2:
children-3:
date-of-birth-3:
children-4:
date-of-birth-4:
education
elementary-years: 8
high-school-years: 4
college-years: Benjamin Franklin 3
other:
degrees: Certified Public Accountant
occupation: Public Accountant (Wash [Yas?] Co.)
religious-affiliation: St. George's Episcopal Church, Arl., Va.
citizen-of-what-nation: America
father-s-name
first-name: George
middle-name: Harrison
last-name: MacDonald
suffix:
mother-s-maiden-name
first-name: Esther
middle-name: Mae
last-name: Stiles
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part-ii-military-record
means-of-entry: Inducted
date-of-entry: 1941-05-06
place-of-entry: Richmond, Va
rank-at-entry: Private
first-served: 29 Infantry Division, Fort Meade, Maryland
branch-of-service: Army
service-number: Serial No, 0-1287200
previous-military-education-training-and-service: None
trained-or-stationed-within-the-united-states
camp-station-base-school-etc-place-from-date-to-date: Fort Meade --- Maryland --- May 1941 --- April 1942 Ft Benning --- Georgia --- April 10, 1942 --- Aug. 1942 Camp Butner --- Durham, N.C. --- Aug 1942 --- Sept 1943 Ft Benning --- Georgia --- Sept 1943 --- Dec 1943 Maneuver Area --- Nashville Tennessee --- Jan 1944 --- March 1944 Campt Pickett --- Blackstone Va. --- March 1944 --- Oct 1944 Overseas Oct, 1944 with the 78th Infantry Division
promoted
from-rank-to-rank-date-to-date: Private --- Corporal --- April 6, 1942 Corporal --- 2nd Lieut --- August 1942 2nd Lieut --- 1st Lieut --- Oct 30, 1942 1st Lieut --- Captain --- July 9, 1943
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information-about-overseas-service: Went overseas as Captain of M Co. Heavy Weapons Co, 311th Infantry 78th Lightning Division.
Sailed for overseas October 13, 1944. Arrived in England and from there went through France to Belgium and then to Germany. Was killed in [illegible] Cellar Dec 16, 1944 two months after arriving overseas by a long Range gun, while he was attending a staff meeting. Buried in Henri Chapelle Cemetery, Belgium.
citations-decorations-service-medals-etc: Received Expert Riflemans badge then Infantry badge also. Received Purple Heart at Death.
circumstances-of-death: Killed in Action
area-of-place-of-death: Vossenach Germany, in the bulge
date-of-death: 1944-12-16
any-other-details-known: Killed in Cellar by long range gun while attending a staff meeting.
photograph: Yes
next-of-kin
first-name: Marie
middle-name: Parr
last-name: MacDonalds
suffix:
address: 1039 N. David St. Arlington, Va.
relationship: Wife
person-supplying-information
first-name: Marie
middle-name: Parr
last-name: MacDonald
suffix:
address: 1039 N. David St. Arlington, Va.
person-submitting-information
first-name: Marie
middle-name: Parr
last-name: MacDonald
suffix:
address: 1039 N. David St. Arlington, Va.
