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Personal info

Full name
LEESE, Edwin C
Date of birth
13 September 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Beulah, Mercer County, North Dakota
Hometown
Eureka, Humboldt County, California

Military service

Service number
O1293978
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bruyère, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 9 58

Immediate family

Members
Edwin H. Leese (father)
Sarah Leese (mother)
Ben Leese (brother)
George Leese (brother)

More information

1st Lt Edwin C. Leese joined the National Guard as a corporal in Eureka, California on 3 March 1941.
He attended high school for 4 years and worked as a clerk.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930 Census, Cole Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / www.ancestry.com – US School Yearbook