Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	272 23 05
Birth Date	April 3, 1919
From	Richmond, California
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Capelin (SS-289)
Loss Date	December 2, 1943
Location	Off Celebes possibly off Kaoe Bay
Circumstances	Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks	Leon was born in Illmo, Scott County, Missouri.

Photo courtesy of Lowell D Hamilton.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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