World War II Honoree

Lawrence Peyton Harris, Sr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Charlottesville, Virginia

Honored By

L. Peyton Harris, Jr.

Relationship

Son

HE WAS A PLATOON LEADER, THEN COMPANY COMMANDER, IN FIRST MARINE DIVISION ON GUADALCANAL. HE LATER FOUGHT AT NEW BRITAIN, CAPE GLOUCESTER, PELELIU, AND NEW GUINEA. IN 1945, HE WAS SENT BACK TO CHELSEA NAVAL HOSPITAL, MASSACHUSETTS, WITH MALARIA. HE THEN SERVED AS A MARINE AIDE TO PRESIDENTS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, AND HARRY S. TRUMAN. MEDALS AWARDED: 2 SILVER STARS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN, CHINA SERVICE, AMERICAN THEATER, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, AND WWII VICTORY.