Name:
Leon Hawley Bartlein
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
374096
Unit:
22nd Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade
Date of Death:
1944-07-26
State:
Wisconsin
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Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Leon Hawley Bartlein was born on October 7, 1920, in Harrison, Calumet County, Wisconsin. He was the son of Leon J. "Leo" Bartlein I and Kathryn H. Hawley Bartlein.
He served in Company E, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade, as a Corporal during World War II. He died from his wounds received in battle on July 26, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.
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