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HOTCHKISS, Leroy Eugene - Date of
birth
20 June 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Coal Run, Somerset County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Meyersdale, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33245429 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
3 January 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 43 | 1 |
Immediate family
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Members
Andrew Hotchkiss (father)
Elizabeth M. (Hinebaugh) Hotchkiss (mother)
Ethel M. Hotchkiss (sister)
Ira F. Hotchkiss (sister)
Harold M. Hotchkiss (brother)
William M. Hotchkiss (brother)
Kathleen Hotchkiss (sister)
Elaine Hotchkiss (sister)
Shirley M. Hotchkiss (sister)
More information
T/5 Leroy E. Hotchkiss attended high school for two years and together with his father he operated a coal mine before he enlisted in Altoona, Pennsylvania on 29 May 1942. He was sent overseas in March 1944.He died in a car accident.
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 / Michael Shane Hotchkiss Tree / 1930 Census, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Blazen36, www.newspapers.com - The Daily Courier 22 January 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / Jaap Vermeer