Leonard Raymond Pylka (Pylkka), None
| conflict: | World War II |
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| branch: | Army |
| rank: | TEC 4 |
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| location: | Served with the 110th Combat Engineers and the 452nd Engineer Depot Company. |
| enlistment date: | March 25, 1942 |
| place enlisted: | Fort Snelling, MN |
| discharge date: | Dec. 15, 1945 |
| place discharged: | Camp McCoy, WI |
| decorations: |
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1941-1945) Good Conduct Medal (U. S. Armed Forces) Overseas Service Bar(s) Service Star(s) |
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| history: | Took part in the landing on Kiska, Aleutian Islands, on August 15, 1943 and the invasion of Saipan, Marianna Islands, June 25, 1944. |
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| references: | (1) Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project (2004?), p. 259; (2) Embarrass Victory Aides Newsletter Collection. Iron Range Research Center, Chisholm, Minnesota. |
Personal Information
| date of birth: | July 19, 1919 |
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| birth place: | Embarrass, MN |
| home town: | Embarrass, MN |
| date of death: | None |
| father: | John Pylka |
| mother: | Elizabeth Pylka |
| siblings: | Henry M. Theodore J. Oscar Sadie S. Helmer I. Wilburt W. Esther. |
| school: | None |
Last update: 9/19/2016