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ROZWALKA, Leonard S - Date of
birth
1 July 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Harvey, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36774585 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
387th Infantry Regiment,
97th Infantry Division,
1st Platoon
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Glehn, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| O | 3 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
Stanley Rozwalka (father)
Frances P. Rozwalka (mother)
Edward S. Rozwalka (brother)
Delores M. Rozwalka (sister)
Bernice Rozwalka (sister)
Frances Rozwalka (sister)
Wallace Rozwalka (brother)
Bobbie (Nelson) Rozwalka (wife)
More information
Pfc Leonard S. Rozwalka joined the army in November 1944 and was trained at Camp Swift, Texas. His division was shipped to Europe on 19 February 1945 and arrived 2 March in Le Havre, France. They were stationed at Camp Lucky Strike until they got their marching-orders for Germany on 27 March. They crossed the German border near Aachen on 28 March. Leonard was killed in action during a nightly infantry patrol with three boats crossing the river Rhine in the night of Easter sunday 1 April, early morning 2 April. After receiving heavy resistance, he got severely wounded and drowned. He was missing in action (MIA) for a couple of days. Leonard was first buried in Ittenbach, Germany before he got his final resting place in Margraten, The Netherlands.
