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GRANDBOUCHE, Leroy Dwight - Date of
birth
1 June 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Winterset, Madison County, Iowa -
Hometown
Guthrie County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37678932 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
Between Hamminkeln and Wesel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| O | 10 | 6 |
Immediate family
-
Members
George R. Grandbouche (father)
Leata P. (Foglesong) Grandbouche (mother)
John E. Grandbouche (brother)
Eugene C. Grandbouche (brother)
George R. Grandbouche (brother)
Darlene Grandbouche (wife)
More information
T/5 Leroy D. Grandbouche enlisted at Camp Dodge, Iowa on 20 September 1943.He attended Rock Island High School at Rock Island, Illinois. He was killed during Operation Varsity.
Source of information: Tom Verheijden, Joseph Bisscheroux, Astrid van Erp, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Trees / WWII Bonus Case File
Photo source: Tom Verheijden, Peter Hendrikx, Joseph Bisscheroux, www.ancestry.com - Rock Island High School Yearbook 1941