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Personal info

Full name
ROCK, Leonard Leroy Sr
Date of birth
13 December 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Richmond, Virginia
Hometown
Edwardsville, Northumberland County, Virginia
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
33889341
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
20 December 1944
Place of death
Near Osweiler, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 15 16

Immediate family

Members
Lloyd E. Rock (father)
Emma N. (Davis) Rock (mother)
Willie J. Rock (brother)
Raymond H. Rock (brother)
Norman C. Rock (brother)
Julian B. Rock (brother)
Lillian V. Rock (sister)
Paul D. Rock (brother)
Rose A. (Coates) Rock (wife)
Leonard L. Rock Jr. (son)

More information

Pvt Leonard L. Rock Sr. was a driver before he enlisted at Fort George G Meade, Maryland on 26 May 1944.

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

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Company's / 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Clark Family Tree / U.S. WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards, www.findagrave.com - MGBVA
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Lisa Goolrick