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PFC Leland E Mitchell

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PFC Leland E Mitchell Veteran

Birth
Jackson County, Oklahoma, USA
Death
31 Mar 1945 (aged 21)
Alzenau, Landkreis Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, Germany
Burial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot D Row 30 Grave 27
Memorial ID
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Pfc Leland E. Mitchell was born in Oklahoma in 1923. He was a member of Troop A, 121st Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 106th Cavalry Group. Service Number 38581336. He is buried in Plot D Row 30 Grave 27. Pfc Mitchell enlisted in May 30, 1944 and was killed in action near Alzenau, Germany, on March 31, 1945. Members of the same troop listed as killed in action on this date were Pfc Norman J. Beattie, Cpl Fred E. Wright, and Pfc John Van Dorne. Pfc Mitchell received a Purple Heart. His next of kin was listed as Mrs. Lena Mitchell of Roswell, New Mexico. My father, Raymond Teske, Sr., served with Troop B, 121st Reconnaissance Squadron, 106th Cavalry Group. For information I can be contacted at [email protected] or [email protected].
Pfc Leland E. Mitchell was born in Oklahoma in 1923. He was a member of Troop A, 121st Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 106th Cavalry Group. Service Number 38581336. He is buried in Plot D Row 30 Grave 27. Pfc Mitchell enlisted in May 30, 1944 and was killed in action near Alzenau, Germany, on March 31, 1945. Members of the same troop listed as killed in action on this date were Pfc Norman J. Beattie, Cpl Fred E. Wright, and Pfc John Van Dorne. Pfc Mitchell received a Purple Heart. His next of kin was listed as Mrs. Lena Mitchell of Roswell, New Mexico. My father, Raymond Teske, Sr., served with Troop B, 121st Reconnaissance Squadron, 106th Cavalry Group. For information I can be contacted at [email protected] or [email protected].

Bio by: Raymond Teske

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from New Mexico.



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  • Maintained by: Coleman ✿
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56658598/leland_e-mitchell: accessed ), memorial page for PFC Leland E Mitchell (23 May 1923–31 Mar 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56658598, citing Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France; Maintained by Coleman ✿ (contributor 47076912).