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Personal info

Full name
LAMBE, Leland L
Date of birth
1 June 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Hometown
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
O-407712
Rank
Major
Function
Battalion Commander
Unit
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 September 1944
Place of death
Fort Eben-Emael, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 4 63

Immediate family

Members
Lonie L. Lambe (father)
Lelia Lambe (mother)
Martha L. Lambe (sister)
Dwight C. Lambe (brother)
Doris L. Lambe (sister)
Louise E. Lambe (wife)
Randolph L. Lambe (son)

More information

Major Leland L. Lambe attended Central High School in Charlotte. He was employed at Duke Power Company at the Accounting Department in Charlotte.

He joined the National Guard on 7 October 1940 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

He was killed by artillery fire. At the time of his death, he was serving as Acting Lieutenant Colonel of his battalion.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Fosse, Belgium.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.cmstory.org - Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library / Duke Power Magazine

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Julie Karen Hancock / Des Philippet, Frank Gubbels, www.cmstory.org