Korean War
Service # | 39858725 |
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Rank | Sergeant First Class U.S. Army |
Date of Death | August 19 1953 |
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Sergeant First Class Leon was awarded the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean War Service Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.
Notes
Sergeant First Class Leon was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was a member of the Military Police Company, 187th Airborne Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He died of other causes on August 19, 1953 at the Kumhwa Valley, North Korea.