World War II Honoree

Lawrence Robert Moyer

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Mary E. Moyer

Relationship

Wife

SERVED AS BATTALION EXECUTIVE OFFICER HOLDING RANK OF LIEUTENANT, CAPTAIN AND MAJOR WITH 291ST ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION. DUTY INCLUDED CONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGES AND ROADS, PLANTING AND REMOVAL OF MINES, REORGANIZING AS INFANTRY AND SUPPORTING DIVISIONAL ENGINEER UNITS IN COMBAT IN EUROPEAN THEATER; ALSO CONSTRUCTED CAMPS IN ENGLAND BEFORE D-DAY. UNIT BUILT THE BRIDGE AT REMAGEN AND WAS THE FIRST TO CROSS THE RHINE.