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LEICHLITER, Wayne - Date of
birth
30 January 1923 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35534472 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
139th Airborne Engineer Battalion,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Issel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Robert Leichliter (father)
Margaret (Wilson) Leichliter (mother)
Barbara J. Leichliter (sister)
Marcia (Oakley) Leichliter (wife)
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / WWII Draft Cards / Marriage Records, Ohio Marriages
Photo source: Peter Schouteten / The Cleveland Press - 11 April 1945