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PENTZ, Leland Truesdell "Lee" - Date of
birth
24 November 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Washington, District of Columbia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
10601871 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
301st Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
9 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Perl, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 10 | 25 |
Immediate family
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Members
Lorne T. Pentz (father)
Dora (Bell) Pentz (mother)
Grace M. (Burke) Pentz (stepmother)
Roger L. Pentz (brother)
Warren J.B. Pentz (half-brother)
More information
After leaving school, Lee Pentz joined the British Army but was discharged when it was discovered that he was underage. Then he joined the Irish Army and this time he himself disclosed his proper age after realising that their policy of neutrality would not provide him with the opportunity he wanted for active service.He enlisted in the U.S. Army on 18 November 1944. He purported to be a year older than he was. He was posted to the European theatre of war and less than three months after enlisting he died of wounds.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten