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Personal info

Full name
LINDER, Leonard Alexander
Date of birth
29 May 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota
Hometown
St. Louis County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37774008
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
5 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Duppach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 14 25

Immediate family

Members
Conrad A. Linder (father)
Lucy A. (Shea) Linder (mother)
Ruth L. Linder (sister)

More information

Pvt Leonard A. Linder enlisted at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 11 September 1944.

He entered the U.S. Army as a Private. He attended Central High School in Duluth for 1 year and was unskilled in trades and services before his enlistment.

Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Minnesota Birth Index

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet