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LEINENBACH, Francis Joseph - Date of
birth
25 August 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33560514 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 March 1945 - Place of
death
Koblenz, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 12 | 42 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Jacob J. Leinenbach (father)
Margaret E. (Shivelhood) Leinenbach (mother)
John J. Leinenbach (brother)
Joseph Leinenbach (brother)
Mary R. Leinenbach (sister)
James Leinenbach (brother)
Jacob E. Leinenbach (brother)
Margaret A. Leinenbach (sister)
Robert Leinenbach (brother)
Elizabeth R. Leinenbach (sister)
More information
Cpl Francis J. Leinenbach attended high school for two years and worked in the metal industry before he enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland, on 27 February 1943 and went overseas in January 1945.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Rice Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, www.87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Rosekrebs