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Personal info

Full name
MATRAS, Leonard E
Date of birth
13 July 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36119803
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
23rd Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 December 1944
Place of death
Hünningen-Büllingen, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 1 10

Immediate family

Members
John Matras (father)
Celia Matras (mother)
Genieve Matras (sister)
Dolores Matras (sister)

More information

Pfc Leonard E. Matras enlisted in Detroit, Michigan on 21 June 1941.

He was a bartender before his enlistment.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, 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