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Personal info

Full name
DORN, Leo
Date of birth
24 September 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Bronx County, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
42062460
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 March 1945
Place of death
Uckerarth, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 5 16

Immediate family

Members
Philip Dorn (father)
Greta Dorn (mother)
Murray Dorn (brother)

More information

Pfc Leo Dorn enlisted in New York City, New York on 29 December 1943. He attended high school for 4 years and was a clerk before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks - Tilden High School Brooklyn, New York 1942