Joseph A. Leano

World War II
Service #32936045
Unit10th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division
RankTechnician Fifth Grade U.S. Army
Entered Service From New York
Date of DeathOctober 7 1944
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Tablets of the Missing
10th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division
Bronze Star
Purple Heart
Silver Star
Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Notes
Initially, listed as missing in action, non recoverable or unidentifiable, TEC5 Leano remains were recovered and identified. His name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Lorraine American Cemetery.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.