Rank/Rate	Seaman, First Class
Service Number	553 78 85
Birth Date	January 22, 1903
From	Bloomington, Indiana
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Corvina (SS-226)
Loss Date	November 16, 1943
Location	Just south of Truk
Circumstances	Probably sunk by Japanese sub I-176
Remarks	Leon was born in Harrodsburg, Indiana. He and his family were living in Albuqueque, New Mexico, when he joined the Navy.

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