Lawrence Grady Collett (1925 - 1977)

Born 18 Mar 1925 in Canton, Cherokee, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Died 20 Apr 1977 at age 52 in Cobb, Georgia, United States

Biography

When Lawrence Grady Collett was born on March 18, 1925, in Canton, Georgia, his father, Thurman, was 24 and his mother, Grace, was 21.^[1] He had one brother and one sister. He died on April 20, 1977,^[2] in Cobb, Georgia,^[3] at the age of 52.^[4]

MILITARY:
U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949^[5]
Name: Lawrence Grady Collett
Ship, Station or Activity: Kasaan Bay
Ship Number or Designation: CVE-69
Muster Date: 4 Feb 1945

Name: Lawrence Grady Collett
Ship, Station or Activity: Curtiss
Ship Number or Designation: AV-4
Muster Date: 28 Feb 1945

U.S., Navy Casualties Books, 1776-1941^[6]
Name: Lawrence Grady Collett
Residence Place: Georgia, USA
Branch of Service: US Navy
Spouse: Vivian Coker Collett
Volume Title: Combat Naval Casualties, World War II, (AL-MO)

World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945^[7]
Name: Lawrence Grady Collett
Relative Name: Vivian Coker Collett
Relative Relationship: Wife
State: Georgia
Country: United States
Type of Casualty: Wounded In Action
Roll: ww2c_27

U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File^[8]
Name: Lawrence Collett
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 18 Mar 1925
Death Date: 20 Apr 1977
Branch 1: NAVY
Enlistment Date 1: 29 Jun 1942
Release Date 1: 9 Jul 1945

BURIAL^[9]
Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
Macedonia, Cherokee County, Georgia

Sources

1. ↑ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Lawrence Grady Collett
2. ↑ U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Lawrence Collett
3. ↑ Georgia, Death Index, 1919-1998; Certificate Number 013547
4. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/36407284/person/260109810846/facts
5. ↑ National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC ID: 594996; Series MLR Number: A1 135
6. ↑ U.S., Navy Casualties Books, 1776-1941; Volume Title: Combat Naval Casualties, World War II, (AL-MO), page 20
7. ↑ State Summary of War Casualties from World War II for Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Personnel [Archival Research Catalog]; Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Record Group 24; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.
8. ↑ Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
9. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67990716

• Year: 1930; Census Place: Militia District 792, Cherokee, Georgia; Roll: 346; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 0002; Image: 99.0; FHL microfilm: 2340081

• Year: 1940; Census Place: Canton, Cherokee, Georgia; Roll: T627_655; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 28-4