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Personal info

Full name
BELGARD, Leland Edward
Date of birth
16 December 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Fairfax, Virginia

Military service

Service number
20144567
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
417th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 February 1945
Place of death
At the border with Luxembourg, in the area of Echternach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 7 16

Immediate family

Members
Dexter B. Belgard (father)
Mabel F. (Day) Belgard (mother)
Florence O. Belgard (sister)
Warren E. Belgard (brother)
Melvin A. Belgard (brother)
Elsie I. Belgard (wife)

More information

Pfc Leland E. Belgard graduated from Freedom Academy in Freedom, Maine.

He joined the Maine National Guard in March 1940.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Massachusetts Birth Index 1860-1970, www.newspapers.com - Daily Press Newport News, Virginia - 27 March 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, The Bangor Daily News - 22 May 1945