Lt Col. Lawrence Turner Byam

1928 - 2004  (76 years)

• Name	Lawrence Turner Byam
  Birth	10 Sep 1928	Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  	While his birth was recorded in Colrain, Massachusetts, careful reading of the record shows the actual birth was in Greenfield, Massachusetts. [1]
  		Birth Record of Lawrence Byam
  Census	1930	Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire   [7]
  He was recorded while living with his parents.
  Age: 2
  Address: 2 Cross Road
  Residence	1935 (Age 7)	Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire   [8]
  Inferred from the 1940 Census.
  Census	1940	Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts   [8]
  He was recorded while living with his divorced mother.
  Age: 11
  Address: 82 Bowdoin Street
  Military	1 Jul 1946 (Age 18)  [9]
  He was on board the "USS Princeton, CV-37.
  	CV-37, the USS Princeton USS Princeton (CV/CVA/CVS-37, LPH-5) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. The ship was the fifth US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the Revolutionary War Battle of Princeton. Princeton was commissioned in November 1945, too late to serve in World War II, but saw extensive service in the Korean War, in which she earned eight battle stars, and the Vietnam War. She was reclassified in the early 1950s as an attack carrier (CVA), then as an Antisubmarine Aircraft Carrier (CVS), and finally as an amphibious assault ship (LPH), carrying helicopters and marines. One of her last missions was to serve as the prime recovery ship for the Apollo 10 space mission. Although she was extensively modified internally as part of her conversion to an LPH, external modifications were minor, so throughout her career Princeton retained the classic appearance of a World War II Essex-class ship. She was decommissioned in 1970, and sold for scrap in 1971.
  Residence	1965 (Age 37)	Florida
  Residence	2004 (Age 76)	Colonial Heights, Colonial Heights (city), Virginia   [2]
  Death	30 Nov 2004	Richmond, Richmond (city), Virginia   [2, 4, 5, 6, 10]
  Burial	Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia   [4, 6]
  	Section 69 Site 2923
  Person ID	I1352	| Clan of Lucy, Clan of Jonathan, Tribe of Hannah
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Donald E. Byam,   b. 9 Oct 1908, New Hampshire d. 2 Mar 1991 (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Carolyn Bell Turner,   b. 8 Aug 1906, Massachusetts d. 27 Sep 1988, Pinellas Park, Pinellas County, Florida (Age 82 years)
  Divorce	1930 to 1940
  Family ID	F772	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Louise Ferguson,   b. 23 Dec 1928, Danville (City), Virginia d. 24 Apr 2010, Petersburg, Petersburg (city), Virginia (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	12 Feb 1995	Richmond, Richmond (city), Virginia   [11]
  Age at Marriage	He : 66 years and 5 months - She : 66 years and 2 months.
  Family ID	F3301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2018

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 10 Sep 1928 - Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Census - 1930 - Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Residence - 1935 - Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Census - 1940 - Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Residence - 1965 - Florida Marriage - 12 Feb 1995 - Richmond, Richmond (city), Virginia Residence - 2004 - Colonial Heights, Colonial Heights (city), Virginia Death - 30 Nov 2004 - Richmond, Richmond (city), Virginia Burial - - Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S800] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). Birth Record of Lawrence Byam [S83] Social Security Death Benefit Records (SSDI), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011). [S825] Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Index, 1860-1970, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013). [S691] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, (www.ancestory.com). [S911] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc). [S572] Find a Grave web site, (Provo, Utah: Find A Grave, Inc.). Memorial ID 49224612 Laurence Turner Byam [s509] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002). Year: 1930; Census Place: Milford, Hillsboro, New Hampshire; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 2341038 [S806] 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012). Year: 1940; Census Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01709; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 22-95 [S1038] U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011). [S1305] Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015). [S1053] Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015).