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Personal info

Full name
LEONARD, John Joseph
Date of birth
1 March 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Thomasboro, Champaign County, Illinois
Hometown
Jackson County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
20708314
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
291st Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
3 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 13 39

Immediate family

Members
John L. Leonard (father)
Marguerite E. Leonard (mother)
Leo Leonard (brother)
Annie S. Leonard (sister)
Thomas F. Leonard (brother)
Nellie Leonard (sister)
Morris Leonard (brother)
William J. Leonard (brother)
James Leonard (brother)
Ileen Leonard (sister)
Margarett Leonard (sister)
Betty Leonard (sister)

More information

T/Sgt John J. Leonard joined the National Guard in Jackson, Minnesota on 10 February 1941.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://75thdivisiondad.com/kia_roster.htm#3, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1920/1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Amandine Jaunet - Henri-Chapelle Cemetery Associate