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EIDE, Leo - Date of
birth
12 February 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Canton, Buffalo County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Buffalo County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16095471 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 January 1945 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 15 | 19 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John Eide (father)
Ida Eide (mother)
Ione Eide (sister)
Palmer Eide (brother)
Oliver Eide (brother)
Albert Eide (brother)
John Eide (brother)
Illene Eide (sister)
Corlinda Eide (sister)
Kenneth Eide (brother)
Dona L. Eide (sister)
More information
Pfc Leo Eide enlisted 3 September 1942 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His brother Sgt John Eide, 27, died in Korea in 1951.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - Winona Republican-Herald / U.S. Veterans Gravesites / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet