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Personal info

Full name
ACKERMAN, Leon Robert
Date of birth
23 April 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
McSherrystown, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
McSherrystown, Adams County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33235116
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Truck Driver, Light
Unit
Anti-Tank Company,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
5 December 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 45 16

Immediate family

Members
Joseph A. Ackerman (father)
Mary M. (Wolf) Ackerman (mother)
Violet M. Ackerman (sister)
Charles F. Ackerman (brother)
Earl G. Ackerman (brother)
May V. Ackerman (sister)
Inez C. Ackerman (sister)
Alice G. Ackerman (sister)
Clarence Ackerman (brother)
Reginald G. Ackerman (brother)
Cyril A. Ackerman (brother)
Thomas A. Ackerman (brother)
Richard R. Ackerman (brother)

More information

Pfc Leon R. Ackerman was a mechanic before he enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 1 July 1942.

He was reported seriously wounded in action on 4 December and evacuated to the 16th Field Hospital.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com –1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Applications File / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – JoMarRo, www.newspaperarchive.com - The Evening Sun (Hanover, Pa.)