WWII

Lawrence Alfred Fountain, Jr.

Rate / Rank
S1c

Birthdate
April 29 1926

Date of Death
October 23 2007

Branch
US Navy

Active Duty Service
November 23 1943 - May 17 1947

Conflicts & Campaigns

Invasion; Helen Island, Kwajalein, Philippines (Leyte Gulf, January 14, 1945), Okinawa (March 24-31, 1945). On April 6, 1946, the Pursuit shot down one suicide plane and damaged several others.

Significant Duty Stations

USS Pursuit (AM-108)

Decorations & Citations

Good Conduct Medal; World War Two Victory Medal
American Campaign Medal; Philippine Liberation Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one silver star

Notes

US Navy service number 643-21-42. Born; Brattleboro, Vermont. Owner operator of Larry's Esso Service Station, East Hartford, Connecticut. He retired from Hartford Insurance Company. Burial; Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia.