World War II
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Fallen

Grafton, ND

County:
Walsh

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
PFC

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
379th Infantry Regiment, 95th Infantry Division

Circumstances:

Killed in action in the Netherlands.

Biography:

Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial. Received Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster. Name included on the All Veterans Memorial State Capitol Grounds Bismarck North Dakota under the county of Walsh. Memorialized at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial. World War II Service # 37287538 Rank Private First Class, U.S. Army Unit 379th Infantry Regiment, 95th Infantry Division Entered Service From North Dakota Date of Death April 11, 1945 Buried Plot J Row 15 Grave 13 Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands From the Register of North Dakota Veterans WWII and Korea page 874: LESSARD, LAWRENCE SN 37 287 538; born Oakwood Twp, NDak 5 Jul 11; resident Walsh County, NDak; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 16 Jul 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 11 Apr 45 Germany; PFC; buried in Plot J, Row 15, Grave 13, Netherlands, Holland. From Fields of Honor database: LESSARD, Lawrence Servicenumber: 37287538 Age: 34 Born: 5 July 1911, North Dakota Hometown: Oakwood Township, Walsh County, North Dakota Family: Philias Lessard (father) Edmond Lessard (brother) Napoleon Lessard (brother) Clara Lessard (sister) Josephine Lessard (sister) Augeanie Lessard (sister) Lorette Lassard (sister) Rank: Private First Class Function: Not available Regiment: 379th Infantry Regiment Battalion: Not available Division €“ Transport: 95th Infantry Division Company €“ Squadron: Not available Unit €“ Group: - Plane data: (Serialnumber, MACR, etc.) - Date of death: 11 April 1945 Status: KIA Place of death: Germany Spot: Not available Awards: Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster Gravenumber: Plot J, Row 15, Grave 13 Cemetery: American War Cemetery Margraten Biography: - Other information: - Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.govwww.wwiimemorial.comwww.ancestry.com - 1920-1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record Photo source: Peter Schouteten Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56300999/lawrence-lessard