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EAGAN, Leonidas Elmer "Lon" - Date of
birth
8 December 1909 -
Age
35 - Place of
birth
Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado -
Hometown
Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20840147 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
557th Field Artillery Battalion
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
23 May 1945 - Place of
death
Near Taillefontaine, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 49 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
John E. Eagen (father)
Clarissa L. (Williams) Eagen (mother)
John W. Eagen (brother)
Millie L. Eagen (sister)
Winnie M. Eagen (sister)
Josie B. Eagen (sister)
William A. Eagen (brother)
Mary C. Eagen (sister)
Anna M. Eagen (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Leonidas E. Eagen attended high school for two years and was a cook before he joined the National Guard on 24 February 1941.Sgt Eagen was a passenger on a C-46 (#44-77507) which was taking 41 American soldiers that were all ill or injured to hospitals in the Paris, France area. For unknown reasons, the airplane developed a fire in one of its two engines and crashed near the village of Taillefontaine, near Paris.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Champigneul, France.
A monument in Taillefontaine is dedicated to honor the 45 victims of the crash.
He is remembered at the Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com - Judson Rhoads / MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / Friday / Judson Rhoads