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Personal info

Full name
PEMBERTON, Leo Carl
Date of birth
24 December 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Forsyth, Rosebud County, Montana
Hometown
Rosebud County, Montana

Military service

Service number
39927717
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
16th Armored Infantry Battalion,
13th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Paffrath, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 4 8

Immediate family

Members
Reginald D. Pemberton (father)
Gladys M. Pemberton (mother)
Raymond D. Pemberton (brother)
Doris J. Pemberton (sister)
Lois J. Pemberton (sister)

More information

Pfc Leo C. Pemberton renlisted at Fort Douglas, Utah on 24 March 1944 and was sent overseas on 1 January 1945.

Pfc Pemberton was initially buried at the Temporary American Military cemetery of Ittenbach No.1, Germany.

Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Social Security Death Index / Headstone and Interment Records / 1930/1940 Census / Family Tree, www.13tharmoreddivision.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Nieces and Nephew of PFC Leo C. Pemberton, Miles City Public Library