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WOLTER, Leslie W - Date of
birth
26 September 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Los Angeles County, California -
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
19178891 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
254th Infantry Regiment,
63rd Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
29 January 1945 - Place of
death
Jebsheim, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 41 | 27 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Reinholdt A. Wolter (father)
Adeline (Rehm) Wolter (mother)
Lorraine J. Wolter (sister)
More information
Pvt Leslie W. Wolter agraduated from Susan Miller Dorsey High School in 1942 and was a clerk.He volunteered for the Army of the United States in Los Angeles, California on 20 October 1942.
He died of wounds caused by artillery shell fragments in the spinal-cord.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.63rdinfdiv.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.ancestry.com – U.S. School Yearbooks Los Angeles California