James B. Lawson, Jr.
1944
Mechanical Engineering
Sandy Springs, SC
Army, Second Lieutenant
290th Infantry Regiment, 75th Infantry Division
Purple Heart
Feb 10, 1923
Dec 25, 1944
Killed in Action in Belgium - Southeast of Hotton - toward Beffe
Sandy Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery
SE
Additional Information
George W. Gardner remembers entering combat in the Ardennes-Alsace (Battle of the Bulge) on Christmas Eve, in a wooded area near Hotton, Belgium. Christmas Day they attacked Werpin and the high ground near Werpin. Later in January, I Co attacked Burtonville. Fighting was fierce and the casualties were high. He remembers 1st Lt Arthur North getting killed and 2nd Lt James Lawson being wounded. Lt Lawson died later, in a Paris hospital. Extract from from: https://75thdivisiondad.com/roh26.htm
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