Birth in parsonage in Ramer, Alabama. Lamar's father, Rev. W.A. McCann was assigned to the Ramer circuit in Montgomery County in December, 1891. (Notes from Beryl McCann Oliver, Lamar's sister).
Wife: Mlle. Marguerite Petitjean, Paris, France. Foster son: Howard Allen of Paris.
Note: scan article from University of Alabama Alumni News, Jan., 1965 with more complete bio. Lamar was in the Class of 1916.
Inscription on tombstone: Carnegie Hero; Aerial Observer WW1; Commander Dept of France American Legion; Officer, French Legion of Honor; Scottish Rite Mason 33 Degree.
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