FDNY of Duty Death
February 8, 1945 - LODD
Fireman John W. Leary, 32
Ladder 122
FDNY. Park Slope, Brooklyn. New York
JOHN W. LEARY WAS A NEW YORK CITY FIREMAN WHO WAS ASSIGNED TO LADDER 122. HE ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND HIS ARMED SERVICE NUMBER WAS 0-349622. HE SERVED AS A 1ST LIEUTENANT, 513TH PARACHUTE REGIMENT, 17TH AIRBORNE DIVISION. HE WAS WOUNDED FEB. 4, 1945 AND LISTED MISSING IN ACTION AGAINST THE GERMANS. HE WAS LATER LISTED AS DECEASED FEB. 8, 1945. HE WAS RETURNED FROM NEUVILLE, BELIGIUM AND RE ENTERED AT LONG ISLAND NATIONAL CEMETERY ON APRIL 5TH 1950, SECTION H, PLOT 10879.
RIP. Never forget.
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