From ancestry.com:
"Enlisted in Company M, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Grand Forks, on July 14, 1917.
Called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company M, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company M, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 20, 1918 and Company F, 26th Infantry, to death.
Grade: Private 1st Class, April 11, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death.
Engagements: Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy).
Died on Aug. 1, 1918, of wounds received in action. Buried in France; Remains returned to U. S. on Aug. 26, 1921, and buried in Wayland village cemetery, Wayland, N. Y.
Cited in General Orders No. 1, Headquarters, 1st Division, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Jan. 1, 1920, for gallantry in action and especially meritorious services. Entitled to wear a Silver Star.
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His name's middle initial is inscribed on the Buzancy monument as M.
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Lawrence Paul Newton
Name:
Paul Newton Lawrence
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
Unit:
26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1918-08-01
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Wayland Village Cemetery, Wayland, New York
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
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