Lawrence Ward was born on 15 May 1915, the son of James Monroe Ward and Rhoda Jane Parker.
Killed in Action 3 July 1944
Buried at Butler Cemetery, Oliver Springs, TN
Private First Class
9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Company F
Clinton Courier News, August 31, 1944
Pvt. Lawrence Ward, son of James Monroe Ward of Rt. 3, Oliver Springs, was killed in action in France July 3, his father has been notified. Pvt. Ward was with the Infantry and went into the Army April 13, 1942. In addition to his father, he is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Nellie Walters, Mrs. Minnie Bowling and Mrs. Ruth Lively, and three brothers, Howard, Lonnie, and Richard and one half brother, H.V. Parker of Paducah, Ky.
- Rank: Private First Class
- Date of birth: 15 May 1915
- Date of death: 3 July 1944
- County: Anderson
- Hometown: Oliver Springs
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War II
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Butler Cemetery, Oliver Springs, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar VI, Top Panel
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