Pvt. Andrew Joseph Leo
Born: 15 November 1919 – Melrose Park, Illinois
Parents: Carl Leo & Josephine Militello-Leo
Siblings: 1 brother
Home:
– 1406 North Twentieth Avenue – Melrose Park, Illinois
Education:
– Stevenson School
– Proviso Township High School
– Class of 1937
Wife: Ida Orfei-Leo
Children: 1 daughter
Occupation: Branch manager – Chicago Herald American
Selective Service Registration: 1 July 1941
Contact Person: Carl Leo – father
Inducted:
– October 1943
– U.S. Army
Serial Number: 36397419
Training:
– Unknown
Unit: 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division
Engagements:
– Normandy Invasion – 6th to 7th – June 1944
– Battle of St. Lo – 8th to 17th – July 1944
Killed in Action:
– 12 July 1944
– Battle of St. Lo
– volunteered to carry a message to battalion headquarters under heavy enemy fire
– his wife learned of his death during September 1944
Buried:
– 9 June 1948
– Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Illinois
– Grave: 6 Block: 5-B Sec: 12
Medals:
– Purple Heart
– Silver Star
