Lawrence (Larry) E. Palmer -
 Private to Staff Sergeant.
Served with distinction in the Hq1 Light Machine Gun Platoon from October 1942 to September 1945.
Larry Palmer was a Hq1 "Hell's Half Acre" survivor ( See Chapter II, Combat Operations – Normandy).
Larry was an outstanding soldier, a magnificent leader, and a cherished friend.
Larry Palmer was a classic example for why Hq1 men are considered the “Greatest of the Greatest Generation.” He was always cheerful, loyal, industrious and honest. He loved his family, he loved his country, and he loved his fellowmen.
Larry Palmer was born July 12, 1920 in Augusta, Georgia. He was a graduate of Richmond Academy. Larry died November 5, 1998.
His devoted wife Laura and his life long friend Kenneth (Rock) Merritt provided information for this summary.
In Augusta, Georgia, on November 7, 1998, at a memorial service, CSM Rock Merritt presented an eulogy for the Life of Larry Palmer. Rock said.
“I met Larry Palmer 56 years ago in the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment (508th PIR) at Camp Blanding, Florida. We were privates assigned to the Hq1 Light Machine Gun Platoon, and we served therein throughout WW II. Larry participated heroically in all of the 508th PIR combat operations.
On June 6, 1944 (D-Day), Larry parachuted into Normandy and fought gallantly in ‘Hell's Half Acre.’
On September 17, 1944, Larry parachuted into Holland in a force determined to liberate the Netherlands from German occupation.
Starting early in the morning of December 19, 1944, under the most severe winter conditions experienced in Europe in years, Larry fought for months in the ‘Battle of the Bulge’. The regiment fought through the heavily forested and defended Ardennes, through the Siegfried Line fortifications and the Hurtgen Forest - all the way to the Roer River. Operating without winter equipment and clothing, Larry and his men bravely fought | 
