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Personal info

Full name
YONAK, Leo Edward
Date of birth
19 June 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Monticello, Wright County, Minnesota
Hometown
Monticello, Wright County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37600986
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
13th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Milspe, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 5 15

Immediate family

Members
Edward F. Yonak (father)
Marie C. (Cleveland) Yonak (mother)
Betty M. Yonak (sister)
Lucile M. Yonak (sister)
Helen R. Yonak (sister)

More information

Pfc Leo E. Yonak enlisted in Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 28 July 1944.
He entered the U.S. Army as a Private. He completed 4 years of high school and was single without dependents.
The 8th Infantry Division is known as the "Golden Arrow" Division.

Source of information: Andre Koch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Minnesota U.S.World War II Records, 1938-1946 / 8th Infantry Division "Golden Arrow" Unit History

Photo source: Joek Hulsmann, www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet