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Harry Raymond Lau
Lilah Crowe2020-09-19T09:09:29-05:00
- Name: Harry Raymond Lau
- Location of Birth: Cottonwood, Minnesota
- Date of Birth: February 4, 1923
- Date of Death: October 16, 1993 (70 years old)
- Parents: Hugh Lau and Olga (Rahn) Lau
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- Highest Rank: PFC (Private First Class)
- Branch: Army
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Harry was an artillery gunner and served in England.
Information from Registration Card:
Name: Harry Ramond Lau
Place of Residence: Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota
Age in Years: 19
Place of Birth: Cottonwood
Date of Birth: Feb. 4, 1923
State: Minnesota
Name and Address of Person Who Will Always Know Your Address: Mrs. Hugh Lau, Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Employer's Name and Address: Standard Salt and Cement Co., Duluth
Place of Employment or Business: Alaska Highway
Information from World War II Draft Card:
Name: Harry Raymond Lau
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 19
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 4 Feb 1923
Birth Place: Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Grand Rapids, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: 19 Jun 1942
Registration Place: Grand Rapids, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Employer: Standard Salt And Cement Co
Weight: 160
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hari Color: Blonde
Height: 5 10
Next of Kin: Hugh Lau
Household Members: Harry Raymond Lau
Relationship: Self (Head)
- Wars Involved:
World War II
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Picture is PVT Kenneth Lau (left) and PFC Harry Lau (right). The two brothers met in England and had an opportunity to visit for three hours. Harry had been in England three months. Kenneth, before going to England, had been in the Africa and Italian campaigns.
Harry was married to Helen (Becker) Foster.
Siblings were Kenneth Harvey Lau, Evelyn Helen (Lau) Vober, and Watler Julius Lau.
Harry died at Fort Apache Junction, Arizona and is buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery at Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Plot Section B-1, Site 479-5)
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