Name:
Leonard C. Godfray
Rank:
Major
Serial Number:
O-020344
Unit:
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-06-06
State:
Rhode Island
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
Tablets of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Comments:
Leonard C. Godfray was born on December 12, 1912 in Massachusetts. He entered the military service in Rhode Island and served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Major in the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He was killed during the invasion on Omaha Beach, France but was declared "Missing" on June 6, 1944 and is memorialized on Tablets of the Missing, Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France. He also has a cenotaph located in Grove Street Cemetery, Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut, USA.