Comments/Citation:
LORENZ, Henry, PFC 521/745 SN: 819254
Born: 05 Jul 1924
Enlisted: 04 Mar 1943 (Home of Record: 2328 Fillmore Street, Gary, Indiana)
Died: 20 Nov 1943 (KIA, Betio Islet, Tarawa Atoll, British Gilbert Islands
Interred: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI (Section A, Row 0, Grave 308)
9th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, MCB, San Diego, CA
Mar 1943 Pvt, 9th Recruit Bn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA
Apr 1943 Pvt, 9th Recruit Bn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA “12-19, sk, Sk Qtrs, Post”
Company A, Infantry Battalion, Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jul 1943 Pvt, Co A, InfBn, TC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “21, to 24th ReplBn, FMF, Post”
24th Replacement Battalion, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1943 PFC, 24th Replacement Battalion, FMF, In the Field “4Mar43; 21, jd fr Co A, InfBn, TC, Camp Elliott; 22, prom.”
Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1943 PFC, Co A, 1stBn, 2ndMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field(Wellington, N.Z.)”17, emb on board USS HARRY LEE at Wellington, N.Z.; 17-23, aboard USS HARRY LEE in conn w/ amph trng; 24-31, aboard USS HARRY LEE awaiting orders for trans to design place for d in conn w/ 2dMarDiv Opers.”
Nov 1943 PFC, Co A, 1stBn, 2ndMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Tarawa Atoll, B.G.I.) “20, KIA”
Based on this service record, I believe that we can confidently state that he rates the following awards for WWII:
Purple Heart Medal
Combat Action Ribbon
Navy Presidential Unit Citation
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal-1 star
World War II Victory Medal
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