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Personal info

Full name
LIEDY, Lester Lawrence
Date of birth
20 May 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Hometown
Buffalo, Erie County, New York

Military service

Service number
32579954
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Vossenack/Kommerscheidt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 9 55

Immediate family

Members
Allen J. Liedy (father)
Ida M. (Benning) Liedy (mother)
Edward J. Liedy (brother)
Martha M. Liedy (sister)
Arline E. Liedy (sister)
Rose M. Liedy (wife)

More information

Pfc Lester L. Liedy enlisted in Buffalo, New York on 31 October 1942.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / New York, State Census, 1915 / Maxwell Family Tree / U.S., WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards / Headstone and Interment Record, https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-SS-Three/USA-SS-Three-III-6.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet