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Lawrence A Gavin 1906 - 1991

Lawrence A Gavin was born on July 7, 1906, and died at age 85 years old on December 11, 1991. Lawrence Gavin was buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Section KK Site 11B 2900 Sheridan Road, in St. Louis, Mo. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lawrence A Gavin.
Lawrence A Gavin
July 7, 1906
December 11, 1991
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  • 07/7
    1906

    Birthday

    July 7, 1906
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Air Force Rank attained: SSGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii, Korea
  • 12/11
    1991

    Death

    December 11, 1991
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Section KK Site 11B 2900 Sheridan Road, in St. Louis, Mo 63125
    Burial location
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In 1906, in the year that Lawrence A Gavin was born, President Theodore Roosevelt received the Nobel Prize for Peace. The award was considered controversial at the time because many thought that he was an imperialist. But he had brokered peace between Russia and Japan a year previous and had allowed a dispute between Mexico and the U.S. to go to arbitration, resolving the issue peacefully rather than resorting to military conflict. For these two reasons, the Nobel Prize committee chose him for the Peace Prize.
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In 1921, he was merely 15 years old when on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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