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GILLESPIE, Leslie J - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Watson, Effingham County, Illinois -
Hometown
Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36396076 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 March 1945 - Place of
death
The Rhine between Worms and Hamm, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 26 | 27 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Alfred J. Gillespie (father)
Olive M. (Peters) Gillespie (mother)
Stella O. Gillespie (sister)
James E. Gillespie (brother)
Benjamin F. Gillespie (brother)
Alfred H. Gillespie (brother)
Betty J. Gillespie (sister)
Inez Gillespie (sister)
More information
Pfc Leslie J. Gillespie enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 20 March 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Teutopolis Family Tree / 1940 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Rita Bryant Boerner