Leroy S. Upton

Company C 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 12/02/1944

Leroy Shapley Upton was born in Harwood, Cass County, North Dakota on March 6, 1909.

He listed his home of residence as Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota.
His religion was listed as Protestant. He was married.

Before entering military service he was a truck driver for Magill & Company in Fargo, North Dakota.

His Army serial number indicates he was drafted into the Army.

He was assigned to Company C from the 92nd Replacement Battalion on November 18, 1944.

Private Upton was killed in action in Germany during the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest
on December 2, 1944.

Leroy S. Upton was originally buried in the temporary cemetery at Henri-Chapelle
in Block HH Row 7 Grave 132, and was moved to the permanent cemetery at Henri-Chapelle,
in the 1947-1949 time frame, when the temporary cemeteries were shut down.

Burial:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle
Liège, Belgium
Plot F Row 8 Grave 11

Grave marker for Leroy S. Upton

Photo by Des Philippet
from the
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