Lawrence was attending a lecture while in high school one
day when a Navy recruiting officer spoke of the variety of training that was available
in the Navy. Lawrence thought that this would be a good choice as he was about
to graduate high school. The recruiter’s message must have worked because on
May 20, 1945 Lawrence enlisted in the U.S.Navy.
After basic training Lawrence was assigned as an Aviations Machinists
Mate. His job was that of being part of
an aircrew. There is a picture of a PBY Catalina flying boat that also shows
two pretty girls with the caption “My favorite crew!”
Lawrence says that he saw too much of Kansas during his time
in the Navy training for the invasion of Japan. He then saw duty in the
Caribbean and South Atlantic, commenting on the vastness of the Atlantic Ocean!
He was awarded the American Theater of Operations medal, the
WWII Victory medal and the Good Conduct ribbon.
Lawrence was discharged on July 17, 1946.
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