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GRASS, Leo Lloyd - Date of
birth
8 November 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa -
Hometown
Aladdin, Crook County, Wyoming
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37361889 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 6 | 3 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John E. Grass (father)
Nettie D. (Groves) Grass (mother)
More information
Pvt Leo L. Grass worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Logan, Colorado on 23 March 1944.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand-Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com – Carl Steiger, www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Sioux City Journal