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LEELING, Harold Arthur - Date of
birth
15 November 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Laurence County, South Dakota -
Hometown
Whitenwood, Laurence County, South Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37591381 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Biesdorf, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 7 | 12 |
Immediate family
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Members
Clarence Leeling (father)
Arta C. (Anderson) Leeling (mother)
Clarence E. Leeling (brother)
Kenneth W. Leeling (brother)
Clarice A. Leeling (sister)
Ida L. Leeling (sister)
Alice C. Leeling (sister)
George A. Leeling (brother)
Lois Leeling (sister)
More information
Sgt Harold A. Leeling was a lumberman before he enlisted at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 29 February 1944.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Jeanette Key Jacobsen Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten