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SANFORD, Leroy - Date of
birth
8 January 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Rives Junction, Jackson County, Michigan -
Hometown
Jackson County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36956821 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
47th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 November 1944 - Place of
death
Langerwehe, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 12 | 70 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Alma (Shaw) Sanford (mother)
Florence E. Sanford (sister)
Helen M. Sanford (sister)
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://9thinfantrydivision.net
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Jackson Newspaper