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KACPRZAK, Leonard V - Date of
birth
6 November 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Michigan -
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36536073 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Wiltz, Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg -
Tablets of the Missing
* This soldier has been accounted for. A rosette has been placed next to his name.
Immediate family
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Members
John Kacprzak (father)
Victoria (Tworkowski) Kacprzak (mother)
Theodore Kacprzak (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Kacprzak's remains were recovered and identified on 10 February 2003. He was given his final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia on 30 April 2004.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, www.findagrave.com - John C. Anderson, http://112th-infantry.blogspot.com/p/honor-roll-of-fallen.html
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Anne Cady