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LEEKING, Paul B - Date of
birth
15 April 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Kissel Hill, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13157950 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
H Company,
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st 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
10 January 1945 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 13 | 71 |
Immediate family
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Members
Monroe Leeking (father)
Mary L. (Behmer) Leeking (mother)
Luther S. Leeking (brother)
Monroe B. Leeking (brother)
More information
Paul Leeking graduated from Warwick Township High School in 1941 and worked in a garage.Sgt Leeking was reported seriously wounded in action on 22 September 1944 and was in a hospital in England for some time.
He was killed when cleaning out a bunker of Germans who were told to drop their weapons and come out with their hands up. The last German out still had his gun and shot him in the forehead.
Paul´s brother, Monroe B. Leeking, served with the U.S. Navy in the Pacific and was transferred to safer duty after Paul´s death.
Source of information: FOHF, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Peter Schouteten