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Personal info

Full name
LEACH, David Lee
Date of birth
19 April 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Martins Ferry, Belmont County, Ohio
Hometown
Martins Ferry, Belmont County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35601951
Rank
Private First Class
Function
First Scout
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
347th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division,
2nd Platoon
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 December 1944
Place of death
Obergailbach, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 6 13

Immediate family

Members
William H. Leach (father)
Mary C. (Callaghan) Leach (mother)
David L. Leach (brother)
Kathryn V. Leach (sister)
Anna B. Leach (sister)
William V. Leach (brother)
Alison R. Leach (brother)
Partorican J. Leach (sister)
Naomi R. (Donaghy) Leach (wife)

More information

Pfc David L. Leach attended high school for one year and was a routeman before he enlisted in Akron, Ohio on 6 February 1943.

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 / RD-DNA-Tree / 1940 Census, www.87thinfantry.com, www.findagrave.com - Once More
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Once More