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Personal info

Full name
HALLQUIST, Leonard F
Date of birth
10 December 1923
Age
20
Place of birth
Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas
Hometown
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
37665236
Rank
Private
Function
Ammunition Handler
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bratte, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 27 44

Immediate family

Members
Victor E. Hallquist (father)
Adele Hallquist (mother)
Robert Hallquist (brother)
Blanche Hallquist (sister)

More information

Pvt Leonard F. Hallquist graduated from Roosevelt High School and was employed by the Russell's Railway Guide before he enlisted at Camp Dodge, Herrold, Iowa, on 12 March 1943.

At the time of his death, his brother Robert was also serving in France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1925 State Census - 1930/1940 Census U.S. / Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Bonus Files, www.80thdivision.com

Photo source: The Gazette - 17 October 1944