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Personal info

Full name
RUDY, Leo Richard
Date of birth
11 May 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Eau Clair, Eau Clair County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Whatcom County, Washington

Military service

Service number
39388039
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Schmidt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 11 7

Immediate family

Members
George Rudy (father)
Mabel Rudy (mother)
Wesley Rudy (brother)
Edith Rudy (sister)

More information

Pfc Leo R. Rudy graduated from Bellingham High School in 1939 and was employed at Bamby Bakery.

He enlisted at Fort Lewis, Washington on 5 March 1942 and was sent overseas in May 1943 and fought in Sicily, Italy, Normandy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.

Source of information: Tjarco Schuurman, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ww2-airborne-us, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Claude Timmermans, Bellingham High School, 1939, www.findagrave.com - Anonymous