US PARAS Leary, John W.

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Leary ​

• FORENAME

John W. ​

• UNIT

513 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 2 Bn) ​

• RANK

First Lieutenant ​

• NUMBER

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• DATE OF DEATH

4th February 1945 ​

• AGE

32 ​

• GRAVESITE

buried Staten Island,New York ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from New York​

born 4.4.1912 California​

son of John Thomas Leary​

husband of Frances (nee Miller) Leary (died 2003) (2 children John and Carolyn)​

grew up Fort Hancock,Sandy Hook,New Jersey​

graduated Rahway High School,New Jersey​

fireman,New York City Fire Department May 1940​

awards Silver Star,Bronze Star (both posthumously)​

KIA near Affler,Germany​

remains recovered 27.4.1949​

buried Calverton National Cemetery,Long Island,New York​

reburied in Staten Island with his wife November 2004​

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