Leo served as a Staff Sergeant, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Coos County, New Hampshire prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on April 9, 1943 in Manchester, New Hampshire. He was noted as being employed in manufacturing and also as Single, without dependents.
Leo, according to military records, was taken as a prisoner by the German Army in September, 1944. The last report of them having him in custody was on October 10, 1944. Sometime after that he either was released by the German's to the American's for medical reasons, or somehow escaped. He was once again serving with the army in April, 1945.
Leo was "Killed In Action" near the Danube River in Germany during the war and was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 31268906
Son of Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Williams.
Bio by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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He resided in Coos County, New Hampshire prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on April 9, 1943 in Manchester, New Hampshire. He was noted as being employed in manufacturing and also as Single, without dependents.
Leo, according to military records, was taken as a prisoner by the German Army in September, 1944. The last report of them having him in custody was on October 10, 1944. Sometime after that he either was released by the German's to the American's for medical reasons, or somehow escaped. He was once again serving with the army in April, 1945.
Leo was "Killed In Action" near the Danube River in Germany during the war and was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 31268906
Son of Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Williams.
Bio by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Leo served as a Staff Sergeant, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Coos County, New Hampshire prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on April 9, 1943 in Manchester, New Hampshire. He was noted as being employed in manufacturing and also as Single, without dependents.
Leo, according to military records, was taken as a prisoner by the German Army in September, 1944. The last report of them having him in custody was on October 10, 1944. Sometime after that he either was released by the German's to the American's for medical reasons, or somehow escaped. He was once again serving with the army in April, 1945.
Leo was "Killed In Action" near the Danube River in Germany during the war and was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 31268906
Son of Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Williams.
Bio by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Coos County, New Hampshire prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on April 9, 1943 in Manchester, New Hampshire. He was noted as being employed in manufacturing and also as Single, without dependents.
Leo, according to military records, was taken as a prisoner by the German Army in September, 1944. The last report of them having him in custody was on October 10, 1944. Sometime after that he either was released by the German's to the American's for medical reasons, or somehow escaped. He was once again serving with the army in April, 1945.
Leo was "Killed In Action" near the Danube River in Germany during the war and was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 31268906
Son of Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Williams.
Bio by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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