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Personal info

Full name
MAC DONALD, Leo Henry
Date of birth
17 July 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Hometown
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31306589
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
33rd Field Artillery Battalion,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 December 1944
Place of death
Bütgenbach, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 10 8

Immediate family

Members
Mary Mac Donald (mother)
Wilfred Mac Donald (brother)

More information

Pvt Leo H. Mac Donald enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 26 March 1943.

He attented high school for 2 years and was a plumber before he enlisted.

He is on the left in the photos.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

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