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Pfc. Leo Casimer Balon

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Pfc. Leo Casimer Balon Veteran

Birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
Death
6 Jun 1944 (aged 19)
Basse-Normandie, France
Burial
Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Add to Map
Plot
Section I ~ Row 13 ~ Grave 10
Memorial ID
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Leo served as a Private First Class, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II.

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

He enlisted in the Army on February 25, 1943 in Buffalo, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the fabrication of metal products and also as Single, with dependents.

Leo was "Killed In Action" in the D-Day invasion of France on Omaha Beach during the war.

He was awarded the Purple Heart.

Service # 32839931

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

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

He enlisted in the Army on February 25, 1943 in Buffalo, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the fabrication of metal products and also as Single, with dependents.

Leo was "Killed In Action" in the D-Day invasion of France on Omaha Beach during the war.

He was awarded the Purple Heart.

Service # 32839931

( Bio by: Russ Pickett )



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  • Maintained by: Russ Pickett
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56642053/leo_casimer-balon: accessed ), memorial page for Pfc. Leo Casimer Balon (1 Jul 1924–6 Jun 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56642053, citing Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by Russ Pickett (contributor 46575736).