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Personal info

Full name
LARSON, Leonard Alfred
Date of birth
8 September 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Des Lacs, Ward County, North Dakota
Hometown
Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington

Military service

Service number
37591248
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 November 1944
Place of death
Dieuze, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 39 26

Immediate family

Members
Erick Larson (father)
Ella Larson (mother)
Marlys E. Larson (sister)
Donald E. Larson (brother)
Mabel J. Larson (sister)

More information

Pvt Leonard A. Larson attended high school for four years and worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 17 February 1944.

He was killed by small arms fire in his chest and back.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, 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 / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com - Shane O, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Marshall and Mary McIntyre / Donald Larson