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Personal info

Full name
HAYMAKER, Leonard Blaine
Date of birth
23 January 1917
Age
28
Place of birth
Craig County, Virginia
Hometown
Botetourt County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33132460
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
34th Tank Battalion,
5th Armored Division
Awards
Distinguished Service Cross,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 April 1945
Place of death
Tangermunde, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 7 23

Immediate family

Members
Martin L. Haymaker (father)
Nonna E. (Lavender) Haymaker (mother)
Pauline Haymaker (sister)
Herman G. Haymaker (brother)
Howard M. Haymaker (brother)
Minnie L. Haymaker (sister)
Edith Haymaker (sister)
Carlton L. Haymaker (brother)
Delma Haymaker (sister)
Leola M. Haymaker (sister)
Bessie L. Haymaker (sister)
Leslie G. Haymaker (brother)

More information

Sgt Leonard B. Haymaker moved up and took the lead. His tank, too, was hit by a panzerfaust and burst into flames. The sergeant bailed out and then realized his crew could not escape under the heavy fire. Firing his tommy gun in short bursts, he moved toward the enemy, covering his crew while they withdrew, letting the Germans concentrate their fire on him.

Sgt Haymaker was killed and his crew escaped.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.5ad.org, www.ancestry.com Haymaker Family Tree - Mr. Maynard Haymaker, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Mr. Maynard Haymaker