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Personal info

Full name
NIELAND, Leonard Frank
Date of birth
7 February 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
La Crosse County, Wisconsin
Hometown
La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36815846
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
143rd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
14 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Mittelwihr, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 33 29

Immediate family

Members
Frank F. Nieland (father)
Ruby V. (Rarick) Nieland (mother)
Fern F. Nieland (sister)
Doris L. Nieland (sister)
Ruby E. Nieland (sister)

More information

Pfc Leonard F. Nieland graduated from Logan High School in February 1943.

He enlisted on 7 April 1943 and was sent overseas in July 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, https://36th-id.frb.io, https://texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Lisa Bagley Family Tree / Wisconsin Birth Records, www.findagrave.com - Albert Ledoux / P Beine, www.newspapers.com – The La Crosse Tribune - 26 December 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Laura S / P Beine, www.newspapers.com – The La Crosse Tribune - 26 December 1945