Name:
Raymond R. Leonard
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
13145831
Unit:
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-06-06
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
Tablets of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Comments:
Raymond R. Leonard was born on June 23, 1924 in Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private in the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on June 6, 1944 during the invasion on Omaha Beach, France, was buried at sea and is memorialized on Tablets of the Missing, Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.