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LEEMAN, Cyril E - Date of
birth
1925 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Maine -
Hometown
Sagadahoc County, Maine
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31399962 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
117th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 August 1944 - Place of
death
Between Guitrancourt and Lainville, near the Seine river, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 30 | 54 |
Immediate family
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Members
Clifton W. Leeman (father)
Hazel G. Leeman (mother)
Clifton G. Leeman (brother)
Paul K. Leeman (brother)
Esther M. Leeman (sister)
Jane E. Leeman (sister)
Norma E. Leeman (sister)
Beth M. Leeman (sister)
More information
Pvt Cyril E. Leeman attended Morse high School and was a salesman.He enlisted in Portland, Maine on 9 November 1943.
In 1948 a new section of a road into Bath was officially named for Cyril E. Leeman by the Rev. Charles M. Tubbs, rector of Grace Episcopal Church. It’s called "Leeman Highway".
Source of information: Yannick, www.abmc.gov, www.indianmilitary.org – 30th ID Roster, Curlew History, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Enlistment Record / 1930 Census / 1940 Census / School Yearbooks Morse High School 1942 and 1943, www.newspapers.com – The Portsmouth Herald 13 Dec 1943, Portland Press Herald 4 Nov 1948
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy