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Personal info

Full name
FRIED, Leon William
Date of birth
23 March 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Michigan
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
O-1053606
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Platoon Commander
Unit
310th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 9 61

Immediate family

Members
Milton L. Fried (father)
Irene T. Fried (mother)
Dorothy A. Fried (sister)
Lois H. (Eisenberg) Fried (wife)

More information

2nd Lt Leon W. Fried enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 15 April 1942.
First buried at Block C-4, Row 1, Grave 18.

While leading his platoon in Germany, he was killed by mortar fire.

He is remembered at Zion Gardens in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com - Dorothy Fried Reuler, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Lauren Cole Family Tree / 1930 Census / WWII Enlistment Record / U.S. WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Andy, www.fold3.com