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Personal info

Full name
NIELSEN, Leo Ring
Date of birth
28 December 1911
Age
32
Place of birth
Los Angeles County, California
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
O1296890
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of St. Vith, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 11 31

Immediate family

Members
Walter Nielsen (father)
Olga M. (Ring) Nielsen (mother)
Paul R. Nielsen (brother)
Walter R. Nielsen (brother)

More information

1st Lt Leo R. Nielsen enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 20 January 1941.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / California Birth Index, 1905-1995 / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet