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LECKENBY, Robert E - Date of
birth
1918 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Colorado -
Hometown
Craig, Moffat County, Colorado
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20837370 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 September 1944 - Place of
death
Sanit-Gorgon, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 39 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Donald M. Leckenby (father)
Ellen A. (Johnson) Leckenby (mother)
Donald M. Leckenby (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Robert E. Leckenby attended high school for 4 years and was an electrician before he joined the National Guard on 16 September 1940.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Saint-Juan, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy