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Personal info

Full name
SCHWEYER, Leonard William
Date of birth
14 February 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
Bergen County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42113253
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
119th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 November 1944
Place of death
Inden/Altdorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
N 4 15

Immediate family

Members
Albert L. Schweyer (father)
Stella (Day) Schweyer (mother)
Edna M. Smith (half-sister)
Harry R. Smith (half-brother)
Arthur H. Smith (half-brother)
Sophie D. Schweyer (sister)
Alberta L. Schweyer (sister)
Lucille (Engels) Schweyer (wife)
William K. Schweyer (son)
Gary I. Schweyer (son)

More information

Pvt Leonard W. Schweyer graduated from Fort Lee High School and was employed by the Bergen County Express Company in Hackensack.

He enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 3 April 1944. He trained at Camp Wheeler, Georgia.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.newspapers.com - The Daily Journal, The Record 25 January 1945, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Trees, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Kathleen, The Record 25 January 1945