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CURRY, Leon - Date of
birth
1 April 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland -
Hometown
Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33562907 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
20th Armored Infantry Battalion,
10th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 March 1945 - Place of
death
Trier, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 16 | 94 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John R. Curry (father)
Frances E. (Sealock) Curry (mother)
Ada M. Curry (sister)
Ella L. Curry (sister)
Robert L. Curry (brother)
Elsie V. Curry (sister)
Charles W. Curry (brother)
William B. Curry (brother)
Ralph J. Curry (brother)
Viola G. Curry (wife)
More information
Pvt Leon Curry was employed at the Statton Furniture Company before he enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 9 March 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Curry Family Tree / WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett, www.newspapers.com – The Morning Herald 17 March 1945, www.10tharmored.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com – The Morning Herald 17 March 1945