US PARAS McLeod, James Walker Mowbray

[Craig Robertson]

• SURNAME

McLeod​

• FORENAME

James Walker Mowbray​

• UNIT

503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ 1)​

• RANK

Private First Class​

• NUMBER

39201239​

• DATE OF DEATH

29th April 1945​

• AGE

30​

• GRAVESITE

Mountain View Memorial Park, Lakewood, Pierce County, Washington, USA​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 21.06.1914 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada​

father Thomas Brown McLeod (1872-1934)​

mother Grace (nee King) McLeod (1871-1935)​

moved to USA aged 9​

grammar school education​

attended Lincoln Grade School​

attended McCarver Junior High School​

civil occupation skilled pattern and model makers, except paper​

employed by Gehri Plumbing Company​

employed by Sears and Roebuck, 13th & Broadway, Tacoma, Washington​

separated with dependents upon enlistment​

wife Elsie Marie McLeod​

2 daughters Elsie Marie & Sandra Jean​

resided 1121 South 19th Street, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington (draft card)​

16.10.1940 draft card Tacoma, Washington​

17.02.1943 entered service Tacoma, Washington​

26.04.1945 WIA​

DOW Negros Island, Philippines​

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