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LEEDY, Norman Edward - Date of
birth
8 October 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Indiana -
Hometown
Wayne Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15374483 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
89th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
9th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Ellichhausen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 19 | 27 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edward C. Leedy (father)
Mary G. (Harman) Leedy (mother)
Mildred E. Leedy (sister)
Alice M. Leedy (sister)
Wilma M. Leedy (sister)
Chester A. Leedy (brother)
Robert O. Leedy (brother)
More information
Pfc Norman E. Leedy enlisted at Camp Perry Lacarne, Ohio on 16 November 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Leedy Family Tree / U.S. Headstone and Interment Records, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4013coll8/id/3621
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Denniscrews1