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Personal info

Full name
OSBORNE, Lee J
Date of birth
12 April 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah
Hometown
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah

Military service

Service number
6559564
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
55th Armored Infantry Battalion,
11th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
31 December 1944
Place of death
Near Acul, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 8 53

Immediate family

Members
George A. Osborne (father)
Florence K. (Johnson) Osborne (mother)
Norman A. Osborne (brother)
Theda Osborne (sister)
Hollis J. Osborne (brother)
Calvin G. Osborne (brother)
Sarah M. (Osborne (sister)

More information

S/Sgt Lee J. Osborne joined the Regular Army February 1936 and re-enlisted at Fort Douglas, Utah on 22 July 1941. He was sent overseas in September 1944.

He is remembered at the Brigham City Cemetery, Box Elder County, Utah.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / Utah, U.S., Military Records, 1861-1970 www.newspapers.com - The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, Utah) 20 January 1945, http://www.11tharmoreddivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – LuxAmCem / Jeff Hall, www.newspapers.com - The Salt Lake Tribune 20 January 1945