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Personal info

Full name
WEINSTEIN, Leonard Morris
Date of birth
15 May 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Bronx County, New York
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York

Military service

Service number
32996631
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
13th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
13 December 1944
Place of death
Bergstein, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 15 17

Immediate family

Members
David Weinstein (father)
Lillian K. Weinstein (mother)
Irwin Weinstein (brother)

More information

Pfc Leonard M. Weinstein enlisted in New York City, New York on 9 August 1943.

He attended high school for 4 years and was a checker before he enlisted.

He was first buried at Block II, Row 8, Grave 160.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards / 1930 Census / WWII Enlistment Record, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 13th Infantry Regiment

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet