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Personal info

Full name
LEAMER, John William Jr
Date of birth
19 August 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Emeigh, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Cherry Tree, Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33923645
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 February 1945
Place of death
Near Lünebach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 14 20

Immediate family

Members
John W. Leamer (father)
Laura B. (Stahl) Leamer (mother)
James Leamer (brother)
Aaron Leamer (brother)
Raymond Leamer (brother)
Eugene Leamer (brother)
Harold Leamer (brother)
Lillian Leamer (sister)
Ralph F. Leamer (brother)
Thomas Leamer (brother)
Quintley Leamer (brother)
Geraldine A. (Baum) Leamer (wife)
Bonny L. Leamer (daughter)

More information

Pfc John W. Leamer Jr worked on a farm before he enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 7 August 1944.

He is remembered at the East Ridge Cemetery in Westover, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Woodring Jr Family Tree / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com - Tricia

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery / Tricia