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Personal info

Full name
WISNIEWSKI, Leo Joseph
Date of birth
23 July 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
13026397
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
5 September 1944
Place of death
Bois de la Laniere, South of Mons, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 7 10

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Wisniewski (father)
Frances Wisniewski (mother)

More information

Pvt Leo J. Wisniewski attended high school for two years.

He enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 7 January 1941.

He was a veteran of the North African, Sicilian, Tunisian and Italian campaigns and had served overseas more than 30 months.

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

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - Enlistment Record, www.16thinfantry.com, www.newspapers.com - Mounty Carmel Item, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Bill Biegel (Facebook)