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Personal info

Full name
BOYLE, Leo Benedict
Date of birth
11 October 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Traverse County, Minnesota
Hometown
Big Stone County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37587670
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 March 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 8 63

Immediate family

Members
Dennis J. Boyle (father)
Mary O. Boyle (mother)
Francis P. Boyle (sister)
Edward J. Boyle (brother)
Joseph J. Boyle (brother)
Alphonsos Boyle (brother)
Mary B. Boyle (sister)
Dennis P. Boyle (brother)
Timothy T. Boyle (brother)

More information

Leo B. Boyle enlisted on 1 February 1944 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. He was selected for the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) and studied at St Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin until the program was disbanded.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov

Photo source: Siem Voogt, St Norbert College, ASTP yearbook 1944