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Personal info

Full name
OWEN, Leonard Lee
Date of birth
30 July 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Marionville, Lawrence County, Missouri
Hometown
Billings, Christian County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37372606
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
242nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 January 1945
Place of death
Hatten, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
F 4 27

Immediate family

Members
George T. Owen (father)
Neva M. (Keener) Owen (mother)
Richard H. Owen (brother)
Billy W. Owen (brother)

More information

Pfc Leonard L. Owen attended high school for four years and worked on a farm before he enlisted in Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 17 July 1942.

Source of information:Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census / Towler Family Tree, www.findagrave.com

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