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LEAHY, Emmet William - Date of
birth
27 June 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Canton, Stark County, Ohio -
Hometown
Canton, Stark County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35610312 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
9th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 4 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
William P. Leahy (father)
Mary E. Leahy (mother)
Nadine V. Leahy (sister)
Norma E. Leahy (sister)
France E. Leahy (sister)
Joseph P. Leahy (brother)
Mary L. Leahy (sister)
More information
Cpl Emmet W. Leahy graduated from McKinley High School and was a crane man before he enlisted in Akron, Ohio on 12 April 1943.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Norma Schott, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930/1940 Census, www.super6th.org
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Canton Repository - 29 January 1945