Name:
Leo J. Hennessy
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-1998410
Unit:
18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1945-03-02
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Henri Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
A
Row:
9
Grave:
48
Decoration:
Silver Star with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Comments:
When Leo J. Hennessey was born on June 16, 1917, in Auburn, New York, his father, J.Leo, was 32 and his mother, Mary, was 23. He had one sister. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Second Lieutenant in the 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on March 2, 1945 and is now buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.