Leroy C. Manley

NAME: Leroy C. Manley

ASN: O-1299079

PLACE OF BIRTH: Rome, NY

DATE OF BIRTH: 13 Jun 1920

DATES OF SERVICE: 00 Dec 1940 - 4 Feb 1945

UNIT ASSIGNED: B Company, 509th PIB

CAMPAIGNS: Ardennes-Alsace

AWARDS: Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge, Purple Heart Medal, EAME Campaign Medal

SUMMARY OF SERVICE:

Graduated from Oxford University

00 Dec 1940 - Enlisted in the Army

Comissioned a 2nd Lt.

09 Nov 1942 - Graduated from the Parachute School

Assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division

02 Jan 1945 - Transferred from 82nd AB to 509th PIB per SO#1 Hq XVIII Airborne Corps

24 Jan 1945 - Captured 7 German Soldiers

25 Jan 1945 - Wounded In Action stomach wound in Spa, Belgium, medically evacuated

Wrote letter home to family

04 Feb 1945 - Died Of Wounds from blood clot

04 Feb 1945 - 2nd Lt. Le Roy C. Manley O-1299079 Unit: 509th PIB Homwtown: NY, NY 41 - 46 KIA: 4-Feb-45 Buried: Plot F Row 6 Grave 27 Henri-Chapelle Am Cem, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium Awards: Purple Heart Medal

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