The hand-drawn grave site map (above, right)
depicts the location of five field graves in the vicinity of the
Torensche Molen (Mill). Site 5 is the location of the initial
grave for Pfc Leon who was killed in action on September 23, 1944
On 18 July 1945, he was re-buried in the Margraten U. S. War Cemetery
Netherlands, in grave KK-9-224.
When the Margraten American Cemetery was
opening, his family elected to repatriate his remains and he now rests
in Section H, Site 574
in
Ft Rosecrans National Cemetery, San
Diego, CA. Pfc Leon was awarded the Purple
Heart. |