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Personal info

Full name
LEONARD, James Huey
Date of birth
29 November 1916
Age
27
Place of birth
Alabama
Hometown
Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
34916337
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Sauceray-St. Dié, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 8 44

Immediate family

Members
James S. Leonard (father)
Augusta D. Leonard (mother)
Dan D. Leonard (brother)
Virginia Leonard (wife)
Peggy A. Leonard (daughter)

More information

Pfc James H. Leonard was a production worker, employed by the Eagle and Phenix Mill Company, before he enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 23 December 1943.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments.

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