Name:
Leon Theodore, Jr. Whitten
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
42037933
Unit:
1st Engineer Combat Battalion, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-10
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, France
Plot:
I
Row:
10
Grave:
4
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Leon Theodore Whitten, Jr. was born on June 10, 1911. He was the son of Leon and Alma Victoria Byrnes Whitten. Leon entered the military service in New York and served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private in the 1st Engineer Combat Battalion, 1st Infantry Division. He died on August 10, 1944 and is now buried in Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France.