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Personal info

Full name
DE LEON, Victor
Date of birth
30 March 1908
Age
36
Place of birth
Cuilco, Huehue Penago, Guatemala
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York

Military service

Service number
32529961
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bennwihr-Sigolsheim, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 21 38

Immediate family

Members
Deonico De Leon (father)
Maria (Perez) De Leon (mother)

More information

Pfc Victor De Leon attended college for one year and was a guard, employed by the Diplomat Restaurant in Queens County, New York before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 15 October 1942.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the back and leg.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy