Lavenson George

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George Lavenson is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

506th Parachute Infantry 'Easy Company' Brecourt Manor Monument

Name:

George Lavenson

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-1286510

Unit:

506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airb

Date of Death:

1944-06-26

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Cambridge American cemetery, Cambridge, Engla

Plot:

Wall of the Missing

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Bronze Star, Purple Heart

Comments:

LT Lavenson jumped on Normandy, June 6th, 44. On June 12th, 44, George Lavenson was seriously wounded in Carentan. He was treated in the field hospital close to Utah Beach, then medevaced to England. On July 26th, 44, together with 21 other men, he is further evacuated to the US. The plane goes down offshore and is lost.