Military:

Enlistment: United States Marine Corps
26 Aug 1940, Rank: Private Station: Recruit Depot, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Brigade, Fleet Marine Force, Marine Barracks, Quantico, Virginia. Service ID: 292865.

Stationed: (Source: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls)

- Oct 1940, 1st Chemical CO, First Marine Brigade, Fmf, Ns, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Rank: Private.
Nov 1940, First Service Company, First Marine Brigade, Fmf, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Rank: Private.
- Jan 1941, First Class Station: 1St Chemical Co, 1St Mar Brig, F. M. F., Aboard U.S.S. Harry Lee, Culebra, P.R; Rank: Private.
- Apr 1941, First Class Station: Hq and Serv Co, 7Th Marines, 1St Mar Div, Fmf, Mb, Parris Island, S. C.; Rank: Private.
- Oct 1941, First Class Station: Headquarters And Service Company, Serventh Marines, First Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, Marine Barracks, New River, N. C.; Rank: Private.
- Apr 1942, First Class Station: Company "A", The Training Center, Marine Barracks, Quantico, Va.; Rank: Private.
Jul 1942, First Class Station: Co "D"2Dengrbn., Divspltree,. 2Dmardiv., Fmf., Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif.; Rank: Private.
- Oct 1942, Co. "C", 18Th Marines 2Nd Marine Division, Fmf (6Th Marines Reinf); Rank: Private, In The Field.
- Oct 1943, Co "C", 18Th Marines, (6Th Mar Reinf), In The Field, Rank: Corporal, In The Field.

MIA in the Battle of Tarawa.

Biographical Information:

Hylbert was the oldest son of three son's of Robert Kenneth (Kenton) Leffell and Cora Edith Lavender.
Enumated with his family:
1940, Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia, United States.

Military and Biographical information submitted 14 Mar 2014, MEB (#47998630).

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