| 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
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World War II Honoree, Lawson, Monroe Arthur (1912-1970)
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Military Service Ribbons, Lawson, Monroe Arthur (1912-1976)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
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Naval Station Great Lakes, North Chicago, Illinois
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United States Navy
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Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
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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,… |
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Seabee, United States Navy
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Seabees in World War II
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United States Navy
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United States Navy Enlisted Rates
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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| Death |
31 Mar 1976 [4, 5] |
| Burial |
Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [2] |
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Headstone, Lawson, Monroe Arthur
Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
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Headstone, Lawson, Monroe Arthur
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| Person ID |
I12038 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
7 Jun 2023 |
English
1912 - 1976 (63 years)
