Lawrence Riedy

Personal Information

Birthplace: Hope, Kansas

Service Information

Branch of Service: Army Air Corps

Unit: 377th Serv. Sq., 51st Serv. Grp.

Theater of Operation: China / Burma / India

Enlisted / Commissioned: Aug 21, 1942

Discharged: Oct 25, 1945

Honored By: Wife, Marguerite Riedy

Biography

At first, Lawrence was a medic; then he moved to supply. He sailed to India on the Ile de France. Lawrence served there for 2 years, 6 months, 7 days. When he flew home, he landed in New York. While in India, he worked in an air depot. He was responsible for making up shipments for transport to China. Lawrence also worked in Signal Corps, and marched in Willington, New Zealand on Christmas Day, 1942.