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Personal info

Full name
DAWSON, Leland Franklin
Date of birth
12 April 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Slidell, Wise County, Texas
Hometown
Sanger, Denton County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38432479
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Le Tholy-Gérardmer, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 27 15

Immediate family

Members
James F. Dawson (father)
Minnie Dawson (mother)
Walter L. Dawson (brother)
Rufus H. Dawson (brother)
Harless G. Dawson (brother)
Alnion W. Dawson (brother)
Richard E. Dawson (brother)
Beatrice Langston (half-sister)
Kiethel F. Langston (half-brother)

More information

Pfc Leland F. Dawson enlisted on 30 June 1942.
He was killed by small arms fire.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy