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PFC Lawrence Ash

Birth	:	11 Jun 1921 Marshall County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	6 Dec 1944 Belgium
Burial	:	Rock Valley Cemetery, Le Grand, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.0078011, -92.8452988
Description	:	Another Local Soldier Missing In Action Pfc. Lawrence Ash has been reported missing in action in Germany since Dec. 6 according to word received by his wife, Mrs. Ida Ash, who works at the Iowa Soldiers home. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Ash, route 2. Private Ash entered the service in February 1944 and trained in Camp Fannin, Texas, before he was sent to Fort Meade, Md. in July. He has been serving in the European theater of the war since August. His brother Sgt. Rondo Ash, is somewhere in Belgium. Body of Pfc. Lawrence Ash returned For Burial... Read More	Another Local Soldier Missing In Action Pfc. Lawrence Ash has been reported missing in action in Germany since Dec. 6 according to word received by his wife, Mrs. Ida Ash, who works at the Iowa Soldiers home. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Ash, route 2. Private Ash entered the service in February 1944 and trained in Camp Fannin, Texas, before he was sent to Fort Meade, Md. in July. He has been serving in the European theater of the war since August. His brother Sgt. Rondo Ash, is somewhere in Belgium. Body of Pfc. Lawrence Ash returned For Burial In Rock Valley Cemetery Austin A. Ash, route 2, has received word that the body of Pfc. Lawrence E. Ash, repatriated World War II dead will arrive in Marshalltown Tuesday accompanied by a military escort. Private Ash was lost in action in the drive for Bastogne in Belgium. Services will be held at the Estel funeral home at 10 a.m. Thursday in charge of Dr. Pieter Smit. All military honors at the grave at the Rock Valley cemetery will be given by the ceremonial unit of Frank Lewis Glick post No. 46, American Legion. Private Ash entered the service Feb. 26, 1944 at Des Moines. He was sent to Camp Fannin, Texas for his basic training and embarked from Fort Meade, Md., for overseas in August 1944. Landing in England he was attached to Company L of the 28th infantry regiment, then on duty in France. He was reported missing in action in the drive for Bastonge. In September 1946 his parents were notified he had been killed as of that date. His body was originally buried in the U.S. military cemetery Neuville-en-Condrez in Belgium. Lawrence E. Ash was born June 11, 1923 on a farm east of Marshalltown, the son of Austin A. and Elma Granger Ash. He attended rural school and was graduated from the LeGrand high school. In 1943 he was married to Ida Butt who now resides in Denver, Col. Surviving are his parents, two brothers and four sisters, Rondo of Marshalltown, Herbert at home, Mrs. May Walters, Salem, Ore., Mrs. Rose York and Mrs. Ida Butcher of Marshalltown and Mrs. Hilda Smith of Liscomb.

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Where is PFC Lawrence Ash's memorial?
PFC Lawrence Ash's memorial is located at: Rock Valley Cemetery, Le Grand, Marshall County, USA.
When did PFC Lawrence Ash death?
PFC Lawrence Ash death on 6 Dec 1944 in Belgium
Where are the coordinates of the PFC Lawrence Ash's memorial?
Latitude: 42.0078011
Longitude: -92.8452988

Family Members:

Parent

Austin Abraham Ash

(1882 - 1979)

Nancy Elma Granger Ash

(1887 - 1965)

Siblings

(1910 - 2002)

(1911 - 1999)

(1913 - 2006)

(1915 - 1994)

(1917 - 1984)

(1924 - 1924)

(1929 - 2009)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Rock Valley Cemetery
Le Grand, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0078011, -92.8452988

2. Rose Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0092010, -92.9021988

3. Friends Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0062000, -92.7856000

4. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9650002, -92.8227997

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Coordinate: 42.0527661, -92.8140879

6. Bowles Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0493147, -92.8053903

7. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0210991, -92.7758026

8. Iowa River Brethren Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0614490, -92.8257610

9. Stavanger Friends Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9673500, -92.7858000

10. Timber Creek Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9678001, -92.9100037

11. Riverside Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0583000, -92.9131012

12. Center School Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9954270, -92.9463690

13. Quinn Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0833208, -92.8743664

14. Iowa Veterans Home Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0528620, -92.9344550

15. Strand Lutheran Cemetery
Dunbar, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9420433, -92.7793467

16. Hartwell Cemetery
Marshalltown, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0555420, -92.9351100

17. Brown Cemetery
Taylor, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0838000, -92.8889000

18. Dobson Cemetery
Garwin, Tama County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0527344, -92.7479553

19. Dodson Cemetery
Tama County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0527992, -92.7478027

20. Butlerville Cemetery
Tama, Tama County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9973000, -92.7300000

21. Green Mountain Cemetery
Green Mountain, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1026250, -92.8242800

22. Immaculate Conception Cemetery
Haverhill, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9436720, -92.9572400

23. Maple Hill Cemetery
Montour, Tama County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9756012, -92.7069016

24. Rock Creek Cemetery
Tama County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0793991, -92.7283020