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Personal info

Full name
REINHEIMER, Leon Waldowen Jr
Date of birth
16 August 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
O-546719
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
38th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 December 1944
Place of death
Rocherath, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 10 45

Immediate family

Members
Leon W. Reinheimer Sr. (father)
Della T. Reinheimer (mother)
Joseph S. Reinheimer (brother)

More information

2nd Lt Leon W. Reinheimer Jr. graduated from Olney High School where he was on the basketball team.

He joined the Officers Reserve Corps at State College, Pennsylvania on 21 August 1942.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Olney High School 1939, Penn State University yearbook 1943