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Personal info

Full name
CHARLES, Leonard Lathe
Date of birth
26 February 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Blackey, Buchanan County, Virginia
Hometown
Blackey, Buchanan County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33881692
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 January 1945
Place of death
Near Kaysersberg, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 25 56

Immediate family

Members
George M. Charles (father)
Pricy J. (Stacy) Charles (mother)
Cora Charles (sister)
Sinnett Charles (brother)
Jim Charles (brother)
Cosby Charles (sister)
Lillian P. Charles (sister)
Raleigh Charles (brother)
John H. Charles (brother)
Clayton W. Charles (brother)
Roseann Charles (sister)
Bertha A. (Stacey) Charles (wife)

More information

Pvt Leonard L. Charles worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, on 5 April 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://112th-infantry.blogspot.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Valisha Mitchell