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Personal info

Full name
BIRON, Leo Paul
Date of birth
7 February 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
St-Elphege, Yamaska, Quebec, Canada
Hometown
Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
31072190
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
6 January 1945
Place of death
Philippsbourg, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 2 26

Immediate family

Members
Lomer H. Biron (father)
Angeline (Veilleux) Biron (mother)
Jeannine C. Biron (sister)
Florianne J. Biron (sister)
Florian M. Biron (brother)
Charles J. Biron (brother)

More information

S/Sgt Leo P. Biron attended high school for 3 years before he enlisted in Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 6 March 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Diane Leonard Family Tree / US WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com - Viola Dussault
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.ancestry.com - Diane