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Personal info

Full name
WINNER, Leo Y
Date of birth
1915
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
31030094
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 March 1945
Place of death
Obernau, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 22 9

Immediate family

Members
Max Winner (father)
Fannie Winner (mother)
Sylvia Winner (sister)
Rose Winner (sister)
Donald Winner (brother)

More information

Pvt Leo Y. Winner attended high school for 4 years and was a sales clerk before he enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 14 March 1941.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S., WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards / 1940 Census / Massachusetts Birth Index, http://www.45thdivision.org
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