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Personal info

Full name
ALLEN, Leon Lester
Date of birth
2 February 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Glens Falls, Warren County, New York
Hometown
Glens Falls, Warren County, New York

Military service

Service number
32947570
Rank
Corporal
Function
Squad Leader
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Morey, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 7 67

Immediate family

Members
Harry Allen (father)
Bessie E. Allen (mother)
Olive M. Allen (sister)
Richard T. Allen (brother)
Arthur G. Allen (brother)
Marion I. (Lapier) Allen (wife)
Leon K. Allen (son)
Judith Allen (daughter)

More information

Cpl Leon L. Allen attended high school for three years and was a financial clerk at Spencer Trask & Company.

He enlisted in Albany, New York on 13 November 1943.

He was reported missing in action on 27 September when A Company was in position ½ mile north of Morey. The enemy made a counter attack and the company held position but later withdrew to a position ½ mile south of Morey.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.80thDivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Dave Hansen, The Post-Star - 7 November 1944