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HEMINGWAY, Leslie Earl - Date of
birth
16 July 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Independence, Kenton County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35874810 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
143rd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bennwihr, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 41 | 33 |
Immediate family
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Members
Oliver C. Hemingway (father)
Mary D. (Davis) Hemingway (mother)
Charles E. Hemingway (brother)
Floyd I. Hemingway (brother)
Margaret F. Hemingway (sister)
Beulah (Blackaby) Hemingway (wife)
More information
Cpl Leslie E. Hemingway enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio on 27 August 1943.
Source of information: André Koch, 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, 36thID-roster-part-3.pdf, 143rd-October-1944-to-end.pdf
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight "Andy" Anderson