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KASMER, Leo Joseph - Date of
birth
18 February 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Atlas, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Atlas, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33494664 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 October 1944 - Place of
death
Wylerbaan, near Groesbeek, the Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 4 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
Bolick Kasmer (father)
Josephine (Sostack) Kasmer (mother)
Bertha Kasmer (sister)
Joseph Kasmer (brother)
Catherine Kasmer (sister)
Elizabeth Kasmer (sister)
Anthony Kasmer (brother)
John Kasmer (brother)
Anna Kasmer (sister)
More information
Pfc Leo J. Kasmer enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 16 December 1942 and was sent overseas in April 1943, landing in North Africa. From North Africa, Pfc Kasmer saw action in Italy, before he was sent to England to prepare for the Normandy invasion.His last letter home was dated 5 October, the day before he was killed in action. In it he said he was getting along fine.
He just had returned to active duty on 28 September, after recovering from wounds.
Pfc Kasmer was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, the Netherlands.
He is remembered at the St Joseph Cemetery, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File / 1930 Census, www.newspapers.com - Mount Carmel Item
Photo source: Henny Molijn, Laura Phillips