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Leland Avon Provencher Veteran

Birth: 26 Sep 1917
Cedar Mills Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, USA
Death: 26 Dec 2007 (aged 90)
Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, USA
Burial: Litchfield Cemetery

Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 167391184 View Source

Leland served in the 6th Regiment of the US Army Rangers and was a part of the famed raid that freed POWs from the Cabanatuan prison camp. According to reports, he was the second person to charge into the camp during the furious assault by the Rangers.

Leland served in the 6th Regiment of the US Army Rangers and was a part of the famed raid that freed POWs from the Cabanatuan prison camp. According to reports, he was the second person to charge into the camp during the furious assault by the Rangers.

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PFC US ARMY
WORLD WAR II

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Spouse

Eva M Manning Provencher

1914–2009 (m. 1942)

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Reba Provencher

unknown–1957

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Created by: Kevin Thompson
Added: Jul 25, 2016
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167391184/leland_avon-provencher: accessed ), memorial page for Leland Avon Provencher (26 Sep 1917–26 Dec 2007), Find a Grave Memorial ID 167391184, citing Litchfield Cemetery, Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by Kevin Thompson (contributor 47364056).

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