Lawrence G. Gerving

Private Lawrence George Gerving in uniform standing at attention outside photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

County:
Morton

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Private

Regiment / Group / Brigade:
32nd Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
7th Infantry Division
Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968

Major Battle/Theatre:
Asiatic Pacific Theater

Circumstances:

Killed in action in Okinawa

Biography:

Private Lawrence "Larry" George Gerving was born in Glen Ullin, Morton County, North Dakota on January 16, 1921, to Henry Gerhard Gerving and Thresa M Duppong. He was married to Evelyn Thiel on September 9, 1941, and entered the United States Army at Fort MacArthur, California on June 23, 1944, serving in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. Private Gerving was killed in action on June 20, 1945, at Okinawa Island. He is buried in the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Plot 6, Row 6, Grave 18, Glen Ullin, North Dakota. He received the Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Philippine Liberation Medal w/1 Bronze Service Star, the Good Conduct Medal, and the Purple Heart. 

Private Lawrence George Gerving grave marker photo

Source: Glen Ullin Book/Ancestry/Find a Grave