Theodore served as a Private, 315th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II.

He resided in Lewis Clark County, Montana prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on March 21, 1944 at Fort Douglas, Utah. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Shipping and receiving clerk and also as Divorced, with dependents.

Theodore was "Killed In Action" in France during the war and was awarded the Purple Heart.

Service # 39927229

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His brother, Pvt. Edwin N. Leland, was also "Killed In Action" during the war and is interred next to him (see photo to the right). They are one of fourteen pairs of brother's interred together in the Epinal American Cemetery, France.

( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )

Information on relationship as a brother at Epinal submitted by Dwight "Andy" Anderson.

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Theodore served as a Private, 315th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II.

He resided in Lewis Clark County, Montana prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on March 21, 1944 at Fort Douglas, Utah. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Shipping and receiving clerk and also as Divorced, with dependents.

Theodore was "Killed In Action" in France during the war and was awarded the Purple Heart.

Service # 39927229

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His brother, Pvt. Edwin N. Leland, was also "Killed In Action" during the war and is interred next to him (see photo to the right). They are one of fourteen pairs of brother's interred together in the Epinal American Cemetery, France.

( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )

Information on relationship as a brother at Epinal submitted by Dwight "Andy" Anderson.

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