Private Waymon Rex Lawhorn was born in Alabama in 1915. He was the son of John Berry Lawhorn and Maggie M. Dawson. He was the brother of Ben F. Lawhorn, Martha Lawhorn, and Allie B. Lawhorn. In 1920, he was living with his family in Marion County, Tennessee. But, prior to enlisting in the military, he had moved to Campbell County, Tennessee and gotten married to Bertha Ellen Tant.
Private Lawhorn enlisted in the military on November 23, 1943 in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. He served in European theater of the war in the G Company, 2nd Battalion, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division. He was killed in action on Robinson Island near Visé, Belgium by a German sniper. Despite his death being officially listed as September 13, 1944, more accurate records it was actually on September 11, 1944.
Private Lawhorn was initially buried at Fosse Cemetery at Namur, Belgium and reburied at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery in Henri-Chapelle, Belgium (Plot G, Row 11, Grave 10).
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- Rank: Private
- Date of birth: 11 May 1915
- Date of death: 11 September 1944
- County: Campbell
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War II
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium
- Location In Memorial: Pillar VII, Top Panel
- Sponsored by: Marc E. Poelmans
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