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MILLER, Leon - Date of
birth
19 July 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York -
Hometown
Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42084727 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
A Company,
48th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 September 1944 - Place of
death
1,5 miles south of Sillegny, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 28 | 36 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Jacob Miller (father)
Bessie (Baris) Miller (mother)
Julius Miller (brother)
Edna Miller (sister)
Jeanette D. (Weinstein) Miller (wife)
More information
Pvt Leon Miller was married to Jeanette Doris Weinstein on 1 June 1940.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947 / New York Birth Index 1910-1965 / New York Marriage License Index 1907-2018, https://www.7tharmddiv.org
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Lowell Kane