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First Name: Lawrence

Last Name: Ekdahl

Birthplace: Lueders, Jones County, TX, USA

Gender: Male

Branch: Army (1784 - present)



Home of Record: Lueders, TX
Middle Name: V.



Date of Birth: 18 April 1917

Date of Death: 25 August 2015

Rank: Private First Class

Years Served:
Lawrence Virgil Ekdahl

   
Engagements:
•  World War II (1941 - 1945)

Biography:

Lawrence Virgil Ekdahl

Private First Class, U. S. Army

Silver Star

GENERAL ORDERS: Headquarters, 32d Infantry Division, General Orders No. 32 (1943) CITATION: (UNCONFIRMED - Citation Needed): Lawrence V. Ekdahl, United States Army, is reported to have been awarded the Silver Star under the below-listed General Orders for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 32d Infantry Division in Burma in the New Guinea Area during World War II.



Origin of Nickname/Handle:

Texas Exceptional Gallantry
added by drjones46 on 3/5/2023.

Honoree ID: 334126   Created by: drjones46

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