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name
LAYZON, Leon - Date of
birth
1913 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
Hampden County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31007861 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 January 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 9 | 40 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Stanley Layzon (father)
Nora Layzon (mother)
Victor Layzon (brother)
Walter Layzon (brother)
Frank Layzon (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Leon Layzon enlisted in Springfield, Massachusetts on 12 March 1941.He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Foy, Belgium Block E, Row 8, Grave 198.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet