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ENGLE, Leon John - Date of
birth
26 July 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Newmanstown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33230230 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
355th Engineer General Service Regiment
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
15 June 1945 - Place of
death
Bremen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 19 | 22 |
Immediate family
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Members
Paul N. Engle (father)
Bertha E. (Yoder) Engle (mother)
Anna E. Engle (sister)
Lloyd E. Engle (brother)
More information
Pfc Leon J. Engle enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 2 May 1942.He died of acute tubercular meningitis.
He is remembered at the Heidelberg Cemetery in Robesonia, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Note: the picture of Pfc Engle as a child is added at the request of his family.
Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Applications, WWII 1950
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Kenej, Edwin Engle (nephew), Helen Engle Halligan (niece)