World War II Honoree

Lawrence Flinn

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Suffolk County, New York

Honored By

VFW Post 550, East Hampton, NY

HE ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY, NOV 27, 1943 AT AGE 33. AFTER BASIC TRAINING, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 101ST INFANTRY REGIMENT, 26TH DIVISION LANDING IN FRANCE ON SEPTEMBER 7,1944 AND ENTERING COMBAT ON OCTOBER 12, 1944. BY MID MARCH OF 1945 THEY HAD HELPED IN STOPPING THE GERMAN BREAK-OUT AT ARDENNES AND HAD FOUGHT IT WAY INTO GERMANY. FROM TJE SAARLAUTEN AREA ON MARCH 13, 1945 THE DIVISION MADE ITS PUSH TO THE RHINE REACHING MERZIG ON THE 17TH AND THE RHINE ON MARCH 21, 1945. IT WAS DURING THE PUSH FROM MERZIG TO THE RHINE THAT HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION (MARCH 18, 1945). FOR HIS VALOR AND COURAGE, HE WAS AWARDED TWO BRONZE STARS ALONG WITH TWO PURPLE HEART MEDALS. HE BURIED IN THE LORRAINE AMERICAN CEMETERY AT ST. AVOID, FRANCE.