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Personal info

Full name
BRIGIDO, Leonard V
Date of birth
6 November 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Old Forge, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Old Forge, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33604767
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 January 1945
Place of death
Between Sankt Vith and Wereth, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 10 63

Immediate family

Members
Peter Brigido (father)
Rose (Gabello) Brigido (mother)
Mathew Bridigo (brother)
Americo Brigido (brother)
Marie Brigido (sister)
Anne Brigido (sister)
Ethel Brigido (sister)
Mary Brigido (sister)
Lucy Brigido (sister)
Guy Brigido (brother)
Carl Brigido (brother)
Philip Brigido (brother)

More information

Pfc Leonard V. Brigido attended Old Forge High School and was employed in a service station in Old Forge.

He enlisted in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 3 May 1943.

His brother, Pfc Americo Brigido, also served in Europe and was reported wounded in action on 1 August 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.newspapers.com - The Wilkes-Barre Evening News, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File / 1930 Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Joseph Brigido (nephew) - courtesy of Kathy McDermott