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Personal info

Full name
RUSSO, Leonard Anthony "Lenny"
Date of birth
3 February 1926
Age
19
Place of birth
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
Hometown
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42115430
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
417th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Minden, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
G 1 10

Immediate family

Members
Leonard A. Russo (father)
Ida (Duva) Russo (mother)
Sarah Russo (sister)
Peter P. Russo (brother)
Nicholas Russo (brother)

More information

Pvt Leonard A. Russo was employed in the Aerospace Division of Continental Can Corporation.

He enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 11 April 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: Peter Schouteten