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Lawrence Costa, ^^[1]
1909 - 1944

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  Birth	1909	Italy   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1922  [1]
  Military	13 May 1943	WW II   [2, 3]
  	in the United States Army
  	At the time of his enlistment, he was not yet a citizen. He enlisted as a private. He was separated with no dependants.
  Died	12 Jun 1944	France   [1, 3, 4]
  	Cause: Killed in action
  	Patchogue Advance, 10 Aug 1944. Pvt. Costa Killed; B'khaven Soldier Died in France Had Worked At Better 'Ole For Several Years Leaves Wife and Two Children—Former Member of Brookhaven Fire Department—Overseas Six Months Pvt. Lawrence Costa, aged 35, who had been overseas with an infantry regiment since last January, was killed in action in France on Jun 12, the War department reports in a telegram received last Wednesday by his wife, who lives on Beaver Dam Road, Brookhaven. Before entering the Army in May, 1943, Private Costa was associated with the restaurant business in the Brookhaven area for a number of years. For four years, he served as waiter in the Better 'Ole restaurant in Brookhaven, where he worked with Anthony "Tony" Iarocci, who was killed in action March 1 on the Anzio beachhead in Italy. Born in Italy Private Costa came to this country 22 years ago. He had lived in Brookhaven for seven years, and at one time was a member of the Brookhaven Fire department. Besides his wife, he leaves two children, Lawrence Costa, Jr., aged four years, and Thomas Costa, 14 months old; his mother, Mrs. Rose Costa in Italy; a sister, also in Italy, and two brothers, Peter Costa and Louis Costa, both of Brooklyn. At one time, he operated the Green Lantern roadside stand on Robinson boulevard, Hagerman. Just before going into the Army, he had been working for a time in Brooklyn.
  Buried	Farmingdale (Long Island National Cemetery), Oyster Bay, Nassau, NY   [4]
  	Address: Section J Site 14718
  Person ID	I13263	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2010

  
  

  Mother	Rose [Costa], >
  Family ID	F4834	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Dorothy L. Allen, ^,   b. 1921, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. 31 May 1947, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
  Married	Y  [1]
  Residence	1944	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [1]
  	Address: Beaver Dam Road
  Children	1. Lawrence Costa, Jr. ^,   b. 1939,   d. 31 May 1947, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   2. Thomas Costa, ^,   b. Abt Jun 1943,   d. 31 May 1947, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
  Family ID	F4835	Group Sheet

  
  

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  World War II Memorial Plaque .. placed in the Brookhaven hamlet, New York, Memorial park.

  
  

• Sources

  [S127] Advance, Long Island, 10 Aug 1944. p. 1. [S769] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. [S776] WW II Memorial Plaque. [S770] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006.