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LEAVITT, Harold L - Date of
birth
18 December 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Exeter, Penobscot County, Maine -
Hometown
Penobscot County, Maine
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31410675 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
10th Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 December 1944 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 15 | 30 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Edward R. Leavitt (father)
Vera M. Leavitt (mother)
Linkwood F. Leavitt (brother)
Helen L. Leavitt (sister)
Gladys E. Leavitt (sister)
More information
Pvt Harold L. Leavitt worked in a machine shop before he enlisted in New Haven, Connecticut on 24 January 1944. He was sent overseas in August 1944.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / Maine, Birth Records
Photo source: Aimee Fogg