Database 83rd Infantry Division

Lawrence Adams (32866909)

Name Adams, Lawrence
Rank Private
Army Serial # 32866909
State New York
Date of death 1944-07-15
Plot, Row, Grave C, 14, 11
Cemetery Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France , Google Maps
Role MOS 745 Rifleman
Unit E Company, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards Purple Heart
Additional information
Private Adams was a member of E Company. The morning report for July 13, 1944 on page 15 lists him joining the unit from the 92nd Replacement Battalion on July 11, 1944. The morning report for August 3, 1944 on page 4 list him as killed in action on July 27, 1944.

The morning report for November 12, 1944 on page 12 corrects this last entry to being KIA on July 15, 1944. The pages can be seen below.
Morning reports
1944-07-13 PVT Assigned and joined from 92nd Replacement Battalion as of July 11, 1944 E / 331 view page
1944-08-03 PVT Killed in action on July 27, 1944 745 E / 331 view page
1944-11-12 PVT Killed in action on July 15, 1944, which corrects MR of August 3, 1944 745 E / 331 view page