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LEONARD, Gerald Winfrey - Date of
birth
13 January 1916 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Wake County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Neuse, Wake County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34305965 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
394th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 March 1945 - Place of
death
North of Cologne, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 11 | 51 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Mandie (Smith) Leonard (mother)
More information
Cpl Gerald W. Leonard enlisted at Fort Bragg North Carolina, on 5 June 1942.He attended high school for 1 year and was a landscaping laborer before he enlisted.
Cpl Gerald W Leonard is remembered at the Falls Community Cemetery in Falls, Wake County, North Carolina.
He was first buried at Block WWW, Row 3, Grave 51.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov
- WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Cherie Atkinson Clark