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SCHOFIELD, Leslie Benjamin - Date of
birth
28 September 1910 -
Age
34 -
Place of birth
Indiana -
Hometown
Lake County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35249016 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
291st Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 January 1945 - Place of
death
Grand Bois, east of Vielsalm, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 16 | 35 |
Immediate family
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Members
William E. Schofield (father)
Cora E. (Taylor) Schofield (mother)
Fred W. Schofield (brother)
Stanley B. Schofield (brother)
Ellen I. Schofield (sister)
Eva M. Schofield (sister)
Mildred Schofield (wife)
Phyllis A. Schofield (daughter)
More information
Pfc Leslie B. Schofield attended Griffith High School and worked for the Coca-Cola Bottling Co.He enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 25 March 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://75thdivisiondad.com/kia_roster.htm#3, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Gamache Family Tree / 1940 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Times - 18 February 1945