CPL
Leo A Forcier
Aged 25, fallen January 6, 1945
- Unit
- Company H, 242nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 20711380
- Hometown
- Richland, North Dakota
- Date of death
- January 6, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Epinal American Cemetery, Plot A Row 7 Grave 38, Epinal, France
Corporal Leo A Forcier, serial number 20711380, of Richland, North Dakota, served with Company H of the 242nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on January 6, 1945, at the age of 25. He is buried at Epinal American Cemetery, Plot A Row 7 Grave 38, Epinal, France.
Further reading: The 42nd “Rainbow” Division Was Not at the Battle of the Bulge.
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