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Personal info

Full name
KAUHL, Leo Ervin
Date of birth
31 May 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Marine, Madison County, Illinois
Hometown
Madison County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36055915
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 October 1944
Place of death
Near Aachen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 8 36

Immediate family

Members
Charles C. Kauhl (father)
Adella A. (Bircher) Kauhl (mother)
Regina C. Kauhl (sister)

More information

Cpl Leo E. Kauhl worked on a farm before he enlisted at Scott Field, Illinois on 3 March 1942.

He was reported slightly wounded in action on 19 July 1944. After recovering, he returned to his unit.

Cpl Leo E. Kauhl is remembered at the Saint Elizabeth’s Church Cemetery, Marine, Madison County, Illinois.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.findagrave.com - Peanuts, http://9thinfantrydivision.net, www.newspapers.com - The Edwardsville Intelligencer

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Bismarck, www.ancestry.com - Donna Kauhl