Irvin Leslie Milton

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Leslie Milton Irvin is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Ranger Fallen Plaque - Pointe du Hoc

Name:

Leslie Milton Irvin

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

36428350

Unit:

2nd Ranger Battalion

Date of Death:

1944-06-06

State:

Illinois

Cemetery:

Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Leslie Milton Irvin was born on September 1, 1920, in Potomac, Vermilion County, Illinois. He was the son of George Milton Irvin and Freda M. Powell Irvin.

Leslie enlisted in Peoria, Illinois, on September 29, 1942. He served in Company C, 2nd Ranger Battalion, as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on June 6, 1944, at Pointe de la Perc�e, during the American assault on Omaha beach in France. PFC Irvin is now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France.