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WOODRUFF, Leroy - Date of
birth
23 March 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri -
Hometown
Fayette, Seneca County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12022710 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
Obermaubach, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | 31 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William B. Woodruff (father)
Gertrude B. (Goodwin) Woodruff (mother)
Emma R. Woodruff (sister)
Geneva Woodruff (sister)
Dorothy M. Woodruff (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Leroy Woodruff attended high school for one year and worked on a farm.He joined the Regula Army in Syracuse, New York on 25 November 1940.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, United States WWII Enlistment Records; 1940 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Jane Barr