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LEOSHKO, Alexander - Date of
birth
16 December 1917 -
Age
26 -
Place of birth
Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32209554 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
33rd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
31 August 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 34 | 43 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Vasyl Leoshko (father)
Julia (Kowako) Leoshko (mother)
Nina Leoshko (sister)
More information
Cpl Alexander Leoshko attended New York University and was a bartender before he enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 9 February 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Champigneul, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Social Security Applications and Claims Index / U.S. WWII Draft Cards for Young Men, The Jersey Journal - 6 February 1942
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, The Jersey Journal - 6 February 1942