Leo P. Gatens – Sergeant, United States Army

War: WWII
Last Name: Gatens
First Name: Leo
Middle Name or Initial: Patrick
Sex: M
County: Kanawha, West Virginia
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Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Service Number: 35262053
Date of Death: 28 February 1945
Place of Death: Patendorf, Germany
Cause of Death: KIA
Place of Burial: Arlington National Cemetery
Unit: 3rd Armored Division, 1st. Army
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Father: Cornelius Frances
Mother: Della Agnes Dewees
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Source: Pentagon Form; Sentimental Journey: The DuPont Belle Works a 75 Year History 1926-2001 by Denham;

Notes: Purple Heart and Bronze Star. The DuPont article states that he was a member of a tank unit, and that he had been with DuPont since 1940, first in the construction Dept, then transferred to the Systhesis Division and then to the Machine Shop where he was until he entered the service in 1941.


GATENS, LEO P

  • S/SGT AGF USA
  • VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown
  • DATE OF BIRTH: 11/29/1919
  • DATE OF DEATH: 02/28/1945
  • DATE OF INTERMENT: 12/19/1947
  • BURIED AT: SECTION 12  SITE 2067
  • ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

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