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LEESE, Herbert J - Date of
birth
4 June 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36284377 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Platoon Sergeant -
Unit
A Company,
19th Armored Infantry Battalion,
14th Armored Division,
1st Platoon
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 April 1945 - Place of
death
Sackenbach, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 35 | 27 |
Immediate family
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Members
Michael J. Leese (father)
Elizabeth A. (Ruff) Leese (mother)
Edmund F. Leese (brother)
Helen I. Leese (sister)
Lorraine M. Leese (sister)
Roman J. Leese (brother)
Edna Leese (sister)
Eleanor A. Leese (sister)
Marion R. Leese (sister)
Anna (Kuehn) Leese (wife)
More information
T/Sgt Herbert J. Leese attended high school for four years before he enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on 19 November 1942.He was found with his fingers clenched around the throat of a German who held a bayonet in his right hand.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / October 2014 Family Tree, http://14thad.org
Photo source: www.ancestry.com – J Katzka