George Leshnak

Company B 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 02/09/1945

George Leshnak was born in Allison, Fayette County, Pennsylvania on April 10, 1924.

He was drafted into the Army on March 17, 1943 at Greensburg, Pennsylvania. His home
of residence was listed as Fayette County, Pennsylvania. He had completed one year
of High School and was single with dependents. His religion was listed as Catholic.

He took training in the United States at Fort Polk, Louisiana.

He was assigned to Company B as a Private First Class from the 4th Infantry Division replacement pool
on July 15, 1944.

He was promoted from Private First Class to Sergeant on November 29, 1944.

Sergeant Leshnak was killed in action in Germany during the battle for the city of Prüm
on February 9, 1945.

George Leshnak was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
Foy Cemetery, Bastogne, Belgium and some time later his remains
were returned to the United States where he was
reinterred in Pennsylvania.

Burial:
Saint Nicholas Byzantine Catholic
Brownsville
Fayette County
Pennsylvania

Grave marker for George Leshnak

Photo by Randy from the Find A Grave website

Top photo by Raul Quinonez from Ancestry.com

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