Lawson, Monroe Arthur

1912 - 1976  (63 years)

• Name	Lawson, Monroe Arthur
  Birth	11 May 1912	Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	LAWS.M001
  _FGRAVE	26236272
  Military Service	World War II, Carpenter's Mate Second Class, United States Navy  [3]
  	Enlisted as a Carpenter's Mate 3rd Class on April 6, 1942 at the Naval Recruiting Station, Saint Louis, Missouri. Trained as a Seabee at U.S. Naval Construction Training Center, Navy Operating Base, Norfolk, Virginia. Severely wounded by enemy action on April 25, 1944 while serving in the Pacific Theater of Operations. Earned the Purple Heart Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with bronze battle star and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged with a medical disability certificate as a Carpenter's Mate 2nd Class on March 28, 1945 at U.S. Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Illinois. This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission. Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1937136 NOTE: His memorial lists him as Monroe Arthur Larson
  		World War II Honoree, Lawson, Monroe Arthur (1912-1970)
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		Military Service Ribbons, Lawson, Monroe Arthur (1912-1976) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Seabee, United States Navy
  		Seabees in World War II
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		Naval Station Great Lakes, North Chicago, Illinois
  		Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia
  Death	31 Mar 1976  [4, 5]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Lawson, Monroe Arthur Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Lawson, Monroe Arthur
  		Headstone, Lawson Family Plot
  Person ID	I12038	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2023

  
  

  Family	Duff, Emma Jean,   b. 29 Dec 1914, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 30 Apr 2011, Apostolic Christian Skylines, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Children	1. LAWSON, J.   2. LAWSON, G.D.   3. Lawson, Baby Boy,   b. 1946   d. 3 Mar 1946 (Age 0 years)   4. LAWSON, Sharon K.,   b. 11 Oct 1947   d. 25 Jul 2022 (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F5699	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S3167] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 8, page 4b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S3168] https//www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Lawson, Monroe Arthur, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26236272/monroe-arthur-lawson), none. (Reliability: 2). [S13287] World War II Honoree, Monroe Arthur Larson, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1937136) (Reliability: 2). [S3165] findagrave.com, Obituary, Lawson, Emma Jean, 96, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69177590/emma-jean-lawson) (Reliability: 2). [S3169] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Lawson, Monroe Lawson, (http://www.findagrave.com), none. (Reliability: 2).