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HERZOG, Leon David - Date of
birth
17 January 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33490887 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
312th Engineer Combat Battalion,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 January 1945 - Place of
death
Libramont-Chevigny, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 1 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
David Herzog (father)
Edna M. Herzog (mother)
Shirley M. Herzog (sister)
More information
Pfc Leon D. Herzog attended high school for two years before he enlisted in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 10 February 1943.The explosives used in the mines planted by the engineers were known by chemists and engineers to explode spontaneously if it became cold. The planners had no intention of using the mines in a cold climate, but they expected the war in Europe to be over before the winter of 1944. 24 Members of A Company were inside a building receiving instruction about placing mines, when the mines exploded, destroying the building they were in and two buildings to the left. The explosion was heard seven miles away.
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 / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, http://87thinfantrydivision.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten