Leshinski John

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John Leshinski is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Rock Force Memorial

Name:

John Leshinski

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

33501671

Unit:

503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment

Date of Death:

1945-02-19

State:

New York

Cemetery:

Manila American Cemetery, Philippines

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Comments:

John Leshinski was born in 1917. He resided in Erie County, New York prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army on February 20, 1943 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was noted as being employed in the mechanical treatment of metals and also as Single, with dependents. John served as a Private First Class, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army during World War II. He was Killed in Action on February 19, 1945 during the battle for the recapture of Corregidor, Philippines against the defending Japanese garrison on the island and is now buried in the Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.