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Personal info

Full name
LANDHERR, James Leslie
Date of birth
6 November 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33600513
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
48th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 January 1945
Place of death
Born, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 16 18

Immediate family

Members
Albert V. Landherr (father)
Lena P. (Gratz) Landherr (mother)
Emma G. Landherr (sister)
Albert S. Landherr (brother)
Valentine Landherr (brother)
Kathryn Landherr (sister)

More information

Pfc Landherr entered active serivce on April 21, 1943 at Philadelphia, Pa.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.7tharmddiv.org, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File / Family Tree

Photo source: Peter Schouteten