Vicksburg Post
Purple Heart award made to PVT James Leist
With the 58th U S General Hospital, France- Private James F Leist, of 1214 Main Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi, is recovering at this hospital, from wounds received at Bayreuth, Germany, When as a litter bearer with the 71st Division, he was hit by bomb fragments.
"We had taken the town late at night and had holed up for a few hours sleep, when a lone Jerry bomber came over and dropped a lucky one." PVT Leist said, "Our ack-ack brought the Jerry Bomb down."
The Vicksburg medic had been in the Army 19 months. Before he was employed by the U S War Department in the Engineering Section, His wife Mrs Inez Leist lives at the Main Street address. His parents, Mr and Mrs A F Leist, live at 1615 Openwood Street, Vicksburg, MS.
Frank and Inez had no children.
Purple Heart award made to PVT James Leist
With the 58th U S General Hospital, France- Private James F Leist, of 1214 Main Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi, is recovering at this hospital, from wounds received at Bayreuth, Germany, When as a litter bearer with the 71st Division, he was hit by bomb fragments.
"We had taken the town late at night and had holed up for a few hours sleep, when a lone Jerry bomber came over and dropped a lucky one." PVT Leist said, "Our ack-ack brought the Jerry Bomb down."
The Vicksburg medic had been in the Army 19 months. Before he was employed by the U S War Department in the Engineering Section, His wife Mrs Inez Leist lives at the Main Street address. His parents, Mr and Mrs A F Leist, live at 1615 Openwood Street, Vicksburg, MS.
Frank and Inez had no children.
Vicksburg Post
Purple Heart award made to PVT James Leist
With the 58th U S General Hospital, France- Private James F Leist, of 1214 Main Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi, is recovering at this hospital, from wounds received at Bayreuth, Germany, When as a litter bearer with the 71st Division, he was hit by bomb fragments.
"We had taken the town late at night and had holed up for a few hours sleep, when a lone Jerry bomber came over and dropped a lucky one." PVT Leist said, "Our ack-ack brought the Jerry Bomb down."
The Vicksburg medic had been in the Army 19 months. Before he was employed by the U S War Department in the Engineering Section, His wife Mrs Inez Leist lives at the Main Street address. His parents, Mr and Mrs A F Leist, live at 1615 Openwood Street, Vicksburg, MS.
Frank and Inez had no children.
Purple Heart award made to PVT James Leist
With the 58th U S General Hospital, France- Private James F Leist, of 1214 Main Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi, is recovering at this hospital, from wounds received at Bayreuth, Germany, When as a litter bearer with the 71st Division, he was hit by bomb fragments.
"We had taken the town late at night and had holed up for a few hours sleep, when a lone Jerry bomber came over and dropped a lucky one." PVT Leist said, "Our ack-ack brought the Jerry Bomb down."
The Vicksburg medic had been in the Army 19 months. Before he was employed by the U S War Department in the Engineering Section, His wife Mrs Inez Leist lives at the Main Street address. His parents, Mr and Mrs A F Leist, live at 1615 Openwood Street, Vicksburg, MS.
Frank and Inez had no children.
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