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DICKINSON, Leonard E - Date of
birth
19 November 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Woodbridge, New Haven County, Connecticut -
Hometown
Burlington, Hartford County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31464333 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
28 November 1944 - Place of
death
Brulange, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 24 | 50 |
Immediate family
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Members
Stanley L. Dickinson (father)
Sigma A. Dickinson (mother)
Lester Dickinson (brother)
Lawrence Dickinson (brother)
Eunice E. (Minery) Dickinson (wife)
Leonard W. Dickinson (son)
Louise M. Dickinson (daughter)
More information
Pvt Leonard E. Dickinson owned a gas station. He was also an employer of the American Brass Company.He was reported seriously wounded in action in the vicinity of Seinghouse, France on 2 November and evacuated to the 60th Field Hospital, that was operating in Brulange, where he died of his wounds.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thDivision.com
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