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Personal info

Full name
VOLZ, Leander Alexander
Date of birth
5 April 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Syberia, Perry County, Indiana
Hometown
Jefferson County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35250219
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
417th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Eisenach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
F 12 1

Immediate family

Members
Nicholas G. Volz (father)
Catherine A. (Wilmes) Volz (mother)
Laura R. Volz (sister)
Roman M. Volz (brother)
Theodore B. Volz (brother)
Martin Volz (brother)
Theresa Volz (sister)
Leo J. Volz (twin brother)
Carl H. Volz (brother)
Robert N. Volz (brother)
Aloysius H. Volz (brother)
Anastasia L. (Donahue) Volz (wife)
Nickie L. Volz (son)

More information

S/Sgt Leander A. Volz enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 28 November 1941.

He was married to Anastasia Louise Donahue on 7 May 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Bevil Cohn, www.newspapers.com - The Louisville Courier-Journal