World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Laurence Russell Waldron
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Burt Lake, Michigan
Honored By
Diane M. Hamilton
Relationship
Daughter
WAS 18 YEARS OLD WHEN HE JOINED THE NAVY IN 1943. HE WAS IN BASIC TRAINING FOR SIX WEEKS BEFORE SERVING IN THE INVASION OF NORMANDY ON D-DAY. HE WAS A SEAMAN, MOTORIST MACHINE MATE, 3RD CLASS, AND WAS INVOLVED IN RUNNING THE RAMP ON THE LCIL 527. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM THE NAVY IN APRIL OF 1946.