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Personal info

Full name
GREGOIRE, Leo Philipp
Date of birth
21 September 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Hampshire, Coos County, New Hampshire
Hometown
Berlin, Coos County, New Hampshire

Military service

Service number
31268870
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Neuf-Brisach, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 44 27

Immediate family

Members
George Gregoire (father)
Marie R. (Sylvain) Gregoire (mother)
Antoinette A. Gregoir (sister)
George W. Gregoire (brother)
Merida Gregoire (sister)
Mildred Gregoire (sister)
Rose Gregoire (sister)
Lucille Gregoire (sister)
Valiette M. Gregoire (sister)
Doris V. Gregoire (sister)
Jeanette Gregoire (sister)
Cecille T. Gregoire (sister)
Paulette Gregoire (daughter)

More information

Pfc Leo P. Gregoire attended high school for one year and was a wood worker employed by an automobile factory before he enlisted in Manchester, New Hampshire on 9 April 1943.
Because of his knowledge of the French language he had the function of radio operator and interpretor.
Pfc Gregoire was awarded a Bronze Star Medal for his actions on 25 October 1944.
He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the thorax and shoulder.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy