2LT
Henry M Laye Jr
Aged 22, fallen January 19, 1945
- Unit
- Company K, 232nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- O-552664
- Hometown
- Oconee, South Carolina
- Date of death
- January 19, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Ardennes American Cemetery, Plot C Row 38 Grave 4, Neupre, Belgium
Second Lieutenant Henry M Laye Jr, serial number O-552664, of Oconee, South Carolina, served with Company K of the 232nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on January 19, 1945, at the age of 22. He is buried at Ardennes American Cemetery, Plot C Row 38 Grave 4, Neupre, Belgium.
Further reading: The 42nd “Rainbow” Division Was Not at the Battle of the Bulge.
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