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MOORE, Leonard Dayton - Date of
birth
2 April 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Tennessee -
Hometown
Rutherford County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34739082 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
51st Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bois de Benamont, Athienville, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 13 | 45 |
Immediate family
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Members
Arthur H. Moore (father)
Henrietta M. (Delk) Moore (mother)
James R. Moore (brother)
Annie M. Moore (sister)
Bessie B. Moore (sister)
Virgil L. Moore (brother)
Minnie L. Moore (sister)
Robert W. Moore (brother)
Ella O. Moore (sister)
Sara E. Moore (sister)
Lilian D. Moore (sister)
Margaret T. Moore (sister)
Mary C. Moore (sister)
More information
Pfc Leonard D. Moore enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 3 July 1943.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Rowland Family Tree / Headstone and Interment Record / Kentucky, Birth Index, 1911-1999, AAR 51st AIB August 1944 thru May 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Brigida G. Adcock-Newberry