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Personal info

Full name
STONE, Leonard Hall
Date of birth
14 February 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Piasa, Macoupin County, Illinois
Hometown
Chesterfield, Macoupin County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36684943
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
56th Armored Infantry Battalion,
12th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
22 January 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 48 13

Immediate family

Members
Jesse W. Stone (father)
Mary T. (Turner) Stone (mother)
John L. Stone (brother)
Kenneth L. Stone (brother)
Dean J. Stone (brother)
Harriet M. Stone (sister)
Glen L. Stone (brother)
Wilbur R. Stone (brother)
Norman G. Stone (brother)
Doris J. Stone (sister)
Dale L. Stone (brother)

More information

Pfc Leonard H. Stone was reported wounded in action on 17 January 1945 when his unit was engaged in the fighting in the vicinity of Rohrwiller, France. He died of his wounds on 22 January 1945.

He is also remembered at the Brighton City Cemetery in Brighton, Macoupin County, Illinois.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Prisoners of War Data File, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.12tharmoredmuseum.com, www.findagrave.com - Jo Ann, www.newspapers.com - Alton Evening Telegraph 12 February 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Jo Ann, Facebook