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LEONARD, James Estes Jr - Date of
birth
9 June 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34593495 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
302nd Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
unknown - Date of
death
27 January 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 7 | 8 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James E. Leonard (father)
Eunice P. (McNeely) Leonard (mother)
Elizabeth Leonard (sister)
Margaret Leonard (sister)
Winnie M. Leonard (sister)
More information
T/5 James E. Leonard Jr. was a decorator and window dresser before he enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 4 December 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / North Carolina Birth Indexes / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://www.94thinfdiv.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com