Troopers of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment

This page is dedicated to Pfc. Lawrence J. Schehl

      Private First Class Lawrence J. Schehl hailed from the town of Caldwell in Noble County, Ohio. Lawrence entered into Army service on August 5, 1941. He was an original member of G company. The 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment sailed from Staten Island, New York on April 29th 1943 arriving in Casablanca, North Africa on May 10th. Click here to see the April 1943 photo of G company weeks before they sailed overseas. Lawrence made all four combat parachute jumps. He was killed in action near the end of the Holland campaign on October 7, 1944.

  

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Private Lawrence J. Schehl 1941.
 
 


 



 

 Private First Class Lawrence J. Schehl , January 27th 1949.

Above news article courtesy of Newspapers.com.

 

 



 

Side one of Private First Class Lawrence J. Schehl's WW-II draft card.

 

Side two of Private First Class Lawrence J. Schehl's WW-II draft card.

Above front and back of document is shown courtesy of Ancestry.com.

 

 



 

Private Lawrence J. Schehl (center) as he appears in the
early April 1943 company G photo is in the fourth row from
the bottom, 10th paratrooper in from the left side.

 



 



 

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