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Pvt. Leo L. Lewellyn

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Pvt. Leo L. Lewellyn Veteran

Birth
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, USA
Death
18 Sep 1944 (aged 29)
Bretagne, France
Burial
Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France GPS-Latitude: 48.5184951, Longitude: -1.3050422
Plot
Section J ~ Row 14 ~ Grave 5
Memorial ID
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Leo served as a Private, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II.

He resided in Onondaga County, New York prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on March 2, 1944 at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of automobiles and also as Single, without dependents.

Leo was "Killed In Action" in France during the war.

He was awarded the Purple Heart.

Service # 42085961

His next of kin was noted as Mrs. Kathaleen M. Lewellyn who resided in Syracuse, New York.

( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
Leo served as a Private, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II.

He resided in Onondaga County, New York prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on March 2, 1944 at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of automobiles and also as Single, without dependents.

Leo was "Killed In Action" in France during the war.

He was awarded the Purple Heart.

Service # 42085961

His next of kin was noted as Mrs. Kathaleen M. Lewellyn who resided in Syracuse, New York.

( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )

Inscription

PVT 116 INF 29 DIV NEW YORK



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  • Maintained by: Russ Pickett
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56352155/leo_l-lewellyn: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt. Leo L. Lewellyn (12 Aug 1915–18 Sep 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56352155, citing Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by Russ Pickett (contributor 46575736).