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Personal info

Full name
LEEK, James Francis
Date of birth
22 January 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Ohio
Hometown
East Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35235297
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Sanry-sur-Nied, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 24 19

Immediate family

Members
Arthur Leek (father)
Joyce (Gardner) Leek (mother)
Herbert A. Leek (brother)
Edna J. Leek (sister)
Jean L. Leek (sister)

More information

Sgt. James F. Leek attended East Liverpool High School and was employed by the Taylor, Smith and Taylor Company.

He enlisted in Akron, Ohio on 9 August 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949 / Woodward Family Tree / Ohio Birth Index, www.newspaperarchives.com, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO, https://newspaperarchive.com - East Liverpool Review

Photo source: https://newspaperarchive.com - East Liverpool Review