For his biography and family links, refer to his cenotaph memorial at #229373236 Clyde Austin Ballenger, Jr.
He served aboard the destroyer escort USS Leopold (DE 319) and was lost at sea when the Leopold was sunk by the German U-Boat U-255 in the northern Atlantic about 400 miles south of Iceland. Of the crew of 200, only 28 survived. For the story of the Leopold, refer to USS Leopold at: https://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/3214.html
He served aboard the destroyer escort USS Leopold (DE 319) and was lost at sea when the Leopold was sunk by the German U-Boat U-255 in the northern Atlantic about 400 miles south of Iceland. Of the crew of 200, only 28 survived. For the story of the Leopold, refer to USS Leopold at: https://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/3214.html
For his biography and family links, refer to his cenotaph memorial at #229373236 Clyde Austin Ballenger, Jr.
He served aboard the destroyer escort USS Leopold (DE 319) and was lost at sea when the Leopold was sunk by the German U-Boat U-255 in the northern Atlantic about 400 miles south of Iceland. Of the crew of 200, only 28 survived. For the story of the Leopold, refer to USS Leopold at: https://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/3214.html
He served aboard the destroyer escort USS Leopold (DE 319) and was lost at sea when the Leopold was sunk by the German U-Boat U-255 in the northern Atlantic about 400 miles south of Iceland. Of the crew of 200, only 28 survived. For the story of the Leopold, refer to USS Leopold at: https://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/3214.html
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