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Personal info

Full name
GREEN, Leo
Date of birth
2 April 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
32803674
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
347th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
6 January 1945
Place of death
Bastogne, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 11 10

Immediate family

Members
Benjamin Green (father)
Helen (Itzkovitz) Green (mother)
Elizabeth Green (sister)
Jacob Green (brother)
Marvin Green (brother)

More information

Pfc Leo Green attended college for three years and was a designer before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 12 February 1943.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand Failly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Geitzholz Tree, http://87thinfantrydivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com – U.S. School Yearbooks Flushing, New York