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PLATT, Leonard - Date of
birth
10 February 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York -
Hometown
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42026253 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Scheibenhardt, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 7 | 9 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Arthur G. Platt (father)
Martha R. (Scharoun) Platt (mother)
Arthur J. Platt (brother)
Marion E. Platt (sister)
More information
Pvt Leonard Platt attended high school for four years and was employed at the Globe Forging Foundry before he enlisted in Syracuse, New York on 1 November 1943.He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his face.
He is remembered at the White Chapel Memory Gardens in Dewitt, Onondaga County, New York.
His brother, Arthur J. Platt, is remembered on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery, Philippines.
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, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Tom C / ForgetMeNot
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Tom C