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LEOPOLD, George O - Date of
birth
22 February 1921 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Morton, Delaware County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Lansdowne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33320840 -
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 |
|---|---|---|
| E | 2 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank L. Leopold (father)
Mary J. (Bayne) Leopold (mother)
Charles F. Leopold (brother)
Elizebeth T. Leopold (sister)
Carolyn Leopold (sister)
Bessie Leopold (sister)
More information
T/5 George O. Leopold enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 3 July 1942.
Source of information: www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File / Family Trees
Photo source: Tom Verheijden, Greater Lansdowne Civic Association