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BLUME, Leonard Lewis - Date of
birth
22 August 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
South Carolina -
Hometown
Barnwell County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39158861 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
37th Tank Battalion,
4th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 August 1944 - Place of
death
Near Commercy, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 29 | 19 |
Immediate family
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Members
Lewis P. Blume (adoption father)
Mary S. (Hogg) Blume (adoption mother)
Edwin Steinmeyer (brother)
More information
T/4 Leonard L. Blume enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 3 June 1941.He was adopted. His birthname was Leonard Steinmeyer.
Picture of marker is taken on Blackville Cemetery, Blackville, Barnwell County, South Carolina.
His initial burial took place on Champigneul Cemetery, Châlons-sur-Marne, France.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.findagrave.com - Judith Hartzog
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight “Andy” Anderson / Guillaume Boichut, RO Williams