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LEDFORD, Cleo Harold - Date of
birth
8 January 1921 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Unionville, Putman County, Missouri -
Hometown
Adair County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37642617 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
393rd Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 March 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 15 | 54 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James R. Ledford (father)
Minnie (Dodson) Ledford (mother)
Carl R. Ledford (brother)
Leo C. lefford (brother)
Margaret (Gerhold) Ledford (wife)
More information
Pfc Cleo H. Ledford was employed by Abe Slover who owned a farm in Kirksville, Missouri. He married Margaret Gerhold on 26 February 1940 in Kirksville. He enlisted at Jefferson Barracks in Missouri on 6 July 1944.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Marriage Record / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten