US PARAS Smith, Leroy Stanley

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Smith ​

• FORENAME

Leroy Stanley​

• UNIT

511 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company D) ​

• RANK

Private ​

• NUMBER

31409106 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

12th August 1945 ​

• AGE

20​

• GRAVESITE

Grove Cemetery, Naugatuck, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from New Haven County, Connecticut​

born 13.02.1925 Waterbury, Connecticut, USA​

mother Martha Smith​

2 years high school​

attended Naugatuck High School​

resided 575 Rubber Avenue, Naugatuck, New Haven County, Connecticut (draft card)​

13.02.1943 draft card Naugatuck, New Haven County, Connecticut​

single without dependents upon enlistment​

23.12.1943 entered service New Haven, Connecticut​

award Bronze Star​

KIA Philippines (newspaper report states due plane crash)​

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