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VANCE, Leston Eustace - Date of
birth
4 December 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Wayne County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Wayne, Wayne County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35774565 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Hüttingen bei Lahr, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | 63 |
Immediate family
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Members
Levis Vance (father)
Stella Vance (mother)
Wanetta Vance (sister)
Norman Vance (brother)
Carroll Vance (sister)
Arnetta Vance (sister)
Burgess Vance (sister)
Sherbel Vance (sister)
Wilda Vance (sister)
Vinia I. (Marshall) Vance (wife)
More information
Sgt Leston E. Vance was married to Vinia Marshall on 16 January 1939.He worked on the family farm before he enlisted in Huntington, West Virginia on 17 September 1943.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem