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HEDLEY, Leon Thomas - Date of
birth
24 July 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Westernport, Allegany County, Maryland -
Hometown
New Castle County, Delaware
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32481403 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
405th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
1 December 1944 - Place of
death
The Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 2 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
John J. Hedley (father)
Ellen M. (Lynch) Hedley (mother)
John F. Hedley (brother)
Mary T. (Hensel) Hedley (sister)
More information
Pfc Leon T. Hedley worked for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co. before he enlisted on 24 November 1943. He became sick while in training at Camp Swift, Texas and had to be hospitalized. He was offered a medical discharge but refused on the grounds that leaving the service might mean some young married man or father would have to fill his place.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.archives.delaware.gov, www.findagrave.com - RussPickett, www.newspapers.com - The Morning News
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet