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Personal info

Full name
DELASANDRO, Leonard James
Date of birth
21 February 1924
Age
21
Place of birth
Staten Island, Richmond County, New York
Hometown
Staten Island, Richmond County, New York

Military service

Service number
32897371
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
310th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 March 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 4 9

Immediate family

Members
Salvatore Delasandro (father)
Mildred Delasandro (mother)
Joseph Delasandro (brother)
Elizabeth Delasandro (sister)
Gatano Delasandro (brother)
Anthony Delasandro (brother)
Marie Delasandro (sister)
Rocco Delasandro (brother)
Grace Delasandro (sister)
Frank Delasandro (brother)
Michael Delasandro (brother)
Anne Delasandro (wife)

More information

Sgt. Leonard J. Delasandro enlisted in New York City, New York on 26 April 1943.
First buried at Block E-4, Row 9, Grave 169.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwwiimemorial.com - Elizabeth Silvestri, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet