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LAMBKIN, Leonard James Jr "Tuffy" - Date of
birth
5 March 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Lincoln, Lewis and Clark County, Montana -
Hometown
Lincoln, Lewis and Clark County, Montana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-538825 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Schmidt, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 7 | 50 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Leonard J. Lambkin (father)
Mary F. (Preputin) Lambkin (mother)
Virginia M. Lambkin (sister)
Betty J. Lambkin (sister)
Ellen L. Lambkin (sister)
More information
Lt Lambkin's father immigrated from England in 1912.He graduated from Helena High School and Montana State University.
He joined the Army on 30 April 1943 and was commissioned a second lieutenant at Fort Benning, Georgia in early 1944.
He was promoted to first lieutenant just before his death.
His parents received notification at the end of November 1944 that he was classified as MIA. Ironically, a photo of LT Lambkin receiving a flower from a young child appeared on page 12 in the November 26th edition of the local newspaper. The caption read, "Flower and smile for a doughboy. . ."
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Family Trees / Headstone and Interment Record / School Yearbooks Missoula, Montana State University, www.historynet.com, www.myheritage.nl - Independent Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Montana State University Yearbook 1939/1942