Pvt. Leonard Almeda died in the fighting at Iwo Jima, Feb. 21, 1945, one of the many men of the Marine Corps who gave their lives on the island beachhead. He was 19.
He was wounded by enemy fire on Iwo Jima beach, where he was unloading supplies for the troops of his command. In spite of immediate medical attention, he died soon after.
He was buried in the Fifth Marine Division cemetery with full military honors. The captain of his company wrote his family that Leonard's "unfailing spirit and courage during those trying days was a source of inspiration to his comrades." He enlisted in the Marines in April, 1944, and trained at Parris Island and in Indiana. He was at home in August, 1944, on emergency furlough to attend the funeral of his father, Manuel Almeda. His mother died when he was four, leaving a family of four sons and four daughters.
Two of Leonard's brothers also served in the armed forces
He was wounded by enemy fire on Iwo Jima beach, where he was unloading supplies for the troops of his command. In spite of immediate medical attention, he died soon after.
He was buried in the Fifth Marine Division cemetery with full military honors. The captain of his company wrote his family that Leonard's "unfailing spirit and courage during those trying days was a source of inspiration to his comrades." He enlisted in the Marines in April, 1944, and trained at Parris Island and in Indiana. He was at home in August, 1944, on emergency furlough to attend the funeral of his father, Manuel Almeda. His mother died when he was four, leaving a family of four sons and four daughters.
Two of Leonard's brothers also served in the armed forces
Pvt. Leonard Almeda died in the fighting at Iwo Jima, Feb. 21, 1945, one of the many men of the Marine Corps who gave their lives on the island beachhead. He was 19.
He was wounded by enemy fire on Iwo Jima beach, where he was unloading supplies for the troops of his command. In spite of immediate medical attention, he died soon after.
He was buried in the Fifth Marine Division cemetery with full military honors. The captain of his company wrote his family that Leonard's "unfailing spirit and courage during those trying days was a source of inspiration to his comrades." He enlisted in the Marines in April, 1944, and trained at Parris Island and in Indiana. He was at home in August, 1944, on emergency furlough to attend the funeral of his father, Manuel Almeda. His mother died when he was four, leaving a family of four sons and four daughters.
Two of Leonard's brothers also served in the armed forces
He was wounded by enemy fire on Iwo Jima beach, where he was unloading supplies for the troops of his command. In spite of immediate medical attention, he died soon after.
He was buried in the Fifth Marine Division cemetery with full military honors. The captain of his company wrote his family that Leonard's "unfailing spirit and courage during those trying days was a source of inspiration to his comrades." He enlisted in the Marines in April, 1944, and trained at Parris Island and in Indiana. He was at home in August, 1944, on emergency furlough to attend the funeral of his father, Manuel Almeda. His mother died when he was four, leaving a family of four sons and four daughters.
Two of Leonard's brothers also served in the armed forces
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Killed In Action at Iwo Jima
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Records on Ancestry
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Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S., National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl), 1941-2011
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
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U.S., World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
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U.S., National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962
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U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019
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