- SURNAME
Gruidl
- FORENAME
Leo Frank
- UNIT
1 Marine Parachute Regiment (Company F)
- RANK
Private First Class
- NUMBER
507462
- DATE OF DEATH
30th October 1943
- AGE
21
- GRAVESITE
Manila American Cemetery, Philippines Plot D Row 4 Grave 71
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
born 05.09.1922 Holdingford, Minnesota, USA
mother Magdalen M. Gruidl
graduated Boys Vocational High School
employed by Colonial Upholstering
30.06.1942 draft card Minneapolis, Minnesota
son of Magdalen M. Gruidl, 3815 Fremont Avenue, North Minneapolis, Minnesota
KIA Choiseul, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
30-Oct-1943FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56779201/leo-frank-gruidlSERVICE HISTORY:
GRUIDL, Leo Frank, PFC
Born: 05 Sep 1922
Enlisted USMCR: 02 Dec 1942 (Home of Record: 3815 Fremont Avenue N, Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Died: 30 Oct 1943 (KIA, Choiseul, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Manila American Cemetery & Memorial, Manila, PI (Fort William McKinley, Section , Row , Site )
2nd Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Dec 1942 Pvt, 2ndRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 Pvt, 2ndRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA 27, tr by S/RS fr USMCR Cl III(c) to Cl III(b); to Para Trng Sch, Camp Gillespie, San Diego, Calif.
Company A, Parachute Training School, Camp Gillespie, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 Pvt, Co A, ParaTrngSch, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA 27, jdfr 2nd RecBn, RDep, MCB, Post
Parachute Replacement Company, Schools Battalion, Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Apr 1943 PFC, ParaReplCo, SBn, TrngCtr, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA Para
Jul 1943 PFC, ParaReplCo, SBn, TrngCtr, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA Para
26th Replacement Battalion, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1943 PFC, 26thReplBn, FMF, In the Field 11, to 1stMarParaRegt, 1st MAC
Company F, 2nd Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1943 PFC, Co F, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Choiseul, Solomon Is.) 11, jdfr 26thReplBn, 30, KIA during raid on enemy;
Born: 05 Sep 1922
Enlisted USMCR: 02 Dec 1942 (Home of Record: 3815 Fremont Avenue N, Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Died: 30 Oct 1943 (KIA, Choiseul, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Manila American Cemetery & Memorial, Manila, PI (Fort William McKinley, Section , Row , Site )
2nd Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Dec 1942 Pvt, 2ndRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 Pvt, 2ndRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA 27, tr by S/RS fr USMCR Cl III(c) to Cl III(b); to Para Trng Sch, Camp Gillespie, San Diego, Calif.
Company A, Parachute Training School, Camp Gillespie, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 Pvt, Co A, ParaTrngSch, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA 27, jdfr 2nd RecBn, RDep, MCB, Post
Parachute Replacement Company, Schools Battalion, Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Apr 1943 PFC, ParaReplCo, SBn, TrngCtr, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA Para
Jul 1943 PFC, ParaReplCo, SBn, TrngCtr, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA Para
26th Replacement Battalion, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1943 PFC, 26thReplBn, FMF, In the Field 11, to 1stMarParaRegt, 1st MAC
Company F, 2nd Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1943 PFC, Co F, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Choiseul, Solomon Is.) 11, jdfr 26thReplBn, 30, KIA during raid on enemy;
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