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Personal info

Full name
POTTS, Leonard Fendel
Date of birth
24 October 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Hometown
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
36019612
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Merscheid-Hoscheid, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 8 1

Immediate family

Members
Leonard F. Potts (father)
Flora I. Potts (mother)
Leo H. Potts (brother)
Mildred I. Potts (sister)
Virgil W. Potts (brother)

More information

S/Sgt Leonard F. Potts attended East High School and was an attendant in an amusement park.

He enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 14 April 1941.

He was reported wounded in action in France on 27 July 1944. After recovering he returned to his unit in September 1944.

His two brothers also served during the war.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949 / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, the Kansas City Star 9 February 1945