In Memoriam
7th Armored Division Headquarters and Headquarters Company
Deaths in Europe
Alphabetical List
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Spare a minute
to think
of the young who didn't grow up,
and how young they looked when they died,
and how no one will ever remember them looking tired and middle-aged
or even be bored by tiresome recitals of the time of their youth.

- - - - Russell Baker "How to Observe Dec. 7" (NY Times, Dec. 1965)

Church Matthews' name is on the June 30, 1947 list compiled by the Adjutant General.
Lawrence Stephens was erroneously placed in 7th Armored Infantry Battalion of 8th Armored Division in the same list.

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    So they will not be “Forgot”
    There is a word
    Which bears a sword
    It hurls its barbed syllables,-
    At once is mute again.
    But where it fell
    The saved will tell
    On patriotic day,
    Some epauletted brother
    Gave his breath away.
    Wherever runs the breathless sun,
    Wherever roams the day,
    There is its noiseless onset,
    There is its victory!
    Behold the keenest marksman!
    The most accomplished shot!
    Time’s sublimest target
    Is a soul “forgot”!
         ----- Emily Dickinson

    A Note for the Children of these Men

    The American World War II Orphans Network (AWON) is an organization created by and for those who lost their father in World War II. AWON has an annual conference and a newsletter filled with useful information. Click here to go to the AWON web page and find those who share your experience.

    7th Armored Division Headquarters and Headquarters Company Overseas Deaths in World War II
    • Matthews, Col. Church M. (O-017 129) - Company CoS
      • Died: December 17, 1944 - vic. Recht, Belgium
      • Last Duty Location: vic. Recht, Belgium on December 17, 1944
      • MOS: 2010
      • Home State: KY
      • Buried at: Henri-Chapelle, Belgium USMC A-2-2
    • Stephens, Tec 5 Lawrence D. (32213629) - Company HQ
      • Died: October 28, 1944 - Someren, Netherlands
      • Last Duty Location: Someren, Netherlands on October 28, 1944
      • MOS: 740 (Radio Operator, Intermediate Speed)
      • Home State: NY
      • Buried at: Sharon Cemetery; Sharon Springs, NY
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