71 Lawrence Maxon Amburgey, Athens, Tennessee
Lawrence Maxon Amburgey
Rank/Rate: Lieutenant, Junior Grade
Service Number: O-282821
Birth Date: April 30, 1921
From: Athens, Tennessee
Decorations: Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Submarine: USS Bonefish (SS-223)
Loss Date: June 18, 1945
Location: Toyama Bay, Honshu, Japan
Circumstances: Sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks:
NavSource, Submarine Photo Archive for the USS BONEFISH (SS-223)
On Eternal Patrol list of men lost on the USS Bonefish (SS-223)
Find a Grave Memorial: LTjg Lawrence Maxon Amburgey (Honolulu Memorial). Lawrence “Tom” Amburgey Jr has a cenotaph at the family plot at Ashland Cemetery in Ashland, Kentucky.
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