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Laurence Ignatius O'Kane

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Laurence Ignatius O'Kane

Birth
Ireland
Death
20 Aug 1967 (aged 59)
Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA
Burial
Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA Add to Map
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St. Annes Section, Row 38, Grave 44
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Laurence was born the 24th November 1907, Springvale, Moneyneena, County Derry, Ireland, the ninth of eleven children born to David O'Kane and Mary Ann Hegarty. Laurence decided his future was in America and on the 22nd February 1930 he boarded the SS Cameronia at the Port of Derry with his sister Sarah Annie, arriving New York, 04th March 1930.
On the 18th March 1942, Laurence joined the Army of the United States, Camp Upton, Yaphank, Long Island, Suffolk County, New York. He was a Private First in the 560 AAF Base Unit and during World War 11, was based in Normandy, Northern France and the Rhineland. He was decorated with the European-African-Middle Eastern Ribbon W/3 and the Purple Heart in recognition of military service during World War 11.
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Laurence was born the 24th November 1907, Springvale, Moneyneena, County Derry, Ireland, the ninth of eleven children born to David O'Kane and Mary Ann Hegarty. Laurence decided his future was in America and on the 22nd February 1930 he boarded the SS Cameronia at the Port of Derry with his sister Sarah Annie, arriving New York, 04th March 1930.
On the 18th March 1942, Laurence joined the Army of the United States, Camp Upton, Yaphank, Long Island, Suffolk County, New York. He was a Private First in the 560 AAF Base Unit and during World War 11, was based in Normandy, Northern France and the Rhineland. He was decorated with the European-African-Middle Eastern Ribbon W/3 and the Purple Heart in recognition of military service during World War 11.
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