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WREN, Leo Martin - Date of
birth
3 March 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa -
Hometown
Dallas, Marion County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37421299 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 September 1944 - Place of
death
Brandscheid, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 13 | 41 |
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas W. Wren (father)
Lucy E. (Caffery) Wren (mother)
James Wren (brother)
Lucile Wren (sister)
Richard Wren (brother)
Martha Wren (sister)
Robert Wren (brother)
More information
Pfc Leo M. Wren was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Foy, Belgium.
Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census / Iowa, Births and Christenings Index
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet