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LILGEQUIST, Leonard Oliver - Date of
birth
22 July 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36396024 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Battery,
80th Airborne Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 January 1945 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 15 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank Lilgequist (father)
Violet Lilgequist (mother)
Eileen (Kawalle) Lilgequist (wife)
More information
Pfc Leonard O. Lilgequist enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 20 March 1942.
Source of information: FOHF, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Southern Economist 25 March 1945, www.ww2-airborne.us - courtesy of Kathy McDermott