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Personal info

Full name
WARD, Leo H
Date of birth
1916
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Maryland
Hometown
Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland

Military service

Service number
33902501
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Pournoy-la-Chétive, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 14 44

Immediate family

Members
J. W. Ward (father)
Louise Ward (mother)
Nellie Ward (sister)
John R. Ward (brother)
Ada Ward (sister)
Ruth (Willard) Ward (wife)
Harry L. Ward (son)

More information

Pvt Leo H. Ward ws a mechanic before he enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 3 January 1944 and was sent overseas in July. 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.findagrave.com, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - JoMarRo