Elmer Lawrence procession
Zoneton firefighters salute the procession for Kentucky World War II veteran Elmer Patterson on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Zoneton Fire)
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The remains of Seaman First Class Elmer Patterson Lawrence came back from Hawaii to be buried in Railton, Kentucky, this weekend.
He was stationed on the USS Oklahoma. Family said that he worked overnight into the early hours of December 7, 1941, and went to bed.
