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MCPHERSON, Leroy - Date of
birth
3 February 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Butler County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Huntsville, Butler County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6664532 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Section Leader -
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
376th Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division,
Machine Gun Section
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Nennig, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 12 | 39 |
Immediate family
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Members
Oscar McPherson (father)
Elsie (Canrod) McPherson (mother)
Edna McPherson (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Leroy McPherson joined the Regular Army at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 15 July 1940.S/Sgt McPherson was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously for gallantry in action. The citation cited: Occupying a vital ridge near a recently captured town, Sgt McPherson's machine gun section tenaciously held their position though incessantly pounded by enemy artillery and mortar fire. While at the platoon command post obtaining supplies Sgt McPherson received word that his section was being subjected to a concentrated enemy counterattack. Ignoring devastating enemy fire, he attempted to make his way back to his section. Before reaching the position the sergeant fell, mortally wounded. He still shouted words of encouragement to his men and ordered them to hold their positions at all costs.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Kentucky Birth Index, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, https://archive.org/stream/HistoryOfThe94thInfantryWWII/HistoryOfThe94thInfantryWWII_djvu.txt
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery