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BRUCE, Leonard Elmer - Date of
birth
5 November 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
St. Louis, Missouri -
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37613188 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 8 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
Elmer L. Bruce (father)
Blanche E. (Fears) Bruce (mother)
Joyce Bruce (sister)
Helen Bruce (sister)
Lila Bruce (wife)
More information
Pfc Leonard E. Bruce was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Mc Keown Family Tree / 1930 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us, www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dominique Portier, www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch