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Tec3 Leon George DuBois

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Tec3 Leon George DuBois Veteran

Birth
Texas, USA
Death
10 May 1942 (aged 25)
Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines
Burial
Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines Add to Map
Plot
(Plot H, Row 4, Grave 142
Memorial ID
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Technician Third Grade, U.S. Army Air Corps, World War II
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Service No.: 6,269,398
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Born: 25 Mar 1917, Texas
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Died: 10 May 1942, Camp O'Donnell, Philippine Islands
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Home of Record: Cameron, Milam Co., TX
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Race: Caucasian
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Marital Status: Single
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Attended: Santa Anna High School, Coleman County, Texas
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Religion: Methodist
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Entered Service: 1936, Texas
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Unit: Weather Detachment, 20th Air Base Group; Co. L, 31st Infantry
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Awards: Purple Heart
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Casualty Type: Hostile, died while Prisoner of War (POW)
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Cause of Death: Dysentery
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Brothers: Wilburn DuBois, Jr. (veteran, U.S. Army Air Corps, World War II), Allen Claude DuBois (veteran, U.S. Army Air Corps, World War II), Samuel Max DuBois (veteran, U.S. Navy, World War II)
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Sisters: None
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Paternal Grandparents: Samuel Green DuBois and Virginia Ramsay
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Maternal Grandparents: Max Roensch and Marie Machemehl Roensch
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Wife: None
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Children: None
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Son of W. Du Bois who resided in Cameron, Texas.

Leon served as a Technician Third Grade, Weather Detachment, 20th Air Base Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He resided in Milam County, Texas prior to the war.

He became a POW of the Japanese Army in the "Fall Of The Philippines" in May, 1942.

Leon "Died While A POW" of the Japanese Army at POW Camp 4, O'donnel, Tarlac, Luzon, Philippines 15-120 during the war.

He was awarded the Prisoner Of War Medal and the Purple Heart.

Service # 6269398

Bio by: Russ Pickett

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Technician Third Grade, U.S. Army Air Corps, World War II
.
Service No.: 6,269,398
.
Born: 25 Mar 1917, Texas
.
Died: 10 May 1942, Camp O'Donnell, Philippine Islands
.
Home of Record: Cameron, Milam Co., TX
.
Race: Caucasian
.
Marital Status: Single
.
Attended: Santa Anna High School, Coleman County, Texas
.
Religion: Methodist
.
Entered Service: 1936, Texas
.
Unit: Weather Detachment, 20th Air Base Group; Co. L, 31st Infantry
.
Awards: Purple Heart
.
Casualty Type: Hostile, died while Prisoner of War (POW)
.
Cause of Death: Dysentery
.
Brothers: Wilburn DuBois, Jr. (veteran, U.S. Army Air Corps, World War II), Allen Claude DuBois (veteran, U.S. Army Air Corps, World War II), Samuel Max DuBois (veteran, U.S. Navy, World War II)
.
Sisters: None
.
Paternal Grandparents: Samuel Green DuBois and Virginia Ramsay
.
Maternal Grandparents: Max Roensch and Marie Machemehl Roensch
.
Wife: None
.
Children: None
.
Son of W. Du Bois who resided in Cameron, Texas.

Leon served as a Technician Third Grade, Weather Detachment, 20th Air Base Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He resided in Milam County, Texas prior to the war.

He became a POW of the Japanese Army in the "Fall Of The Philippines" in May, 1942.

Leon "Died While A POW" of the Japanese Army at POW Camp 4, O'donnel, Tarlac, Luzon, Philippines 15-120 during the war.

He was awarded the Prisoner Of War Medal and the Purple Heart.

Service # 6269398

Bio by: Russ Pickett



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  • Maintained by: CO GRAVE DIGGER
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56748897/leon_george-dubois: accessed ), memorial page for Tec3 Leon George DuBois (25 Mar 1917–10 May 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56748897, citing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines; Maintained by CO GRAVE DIGGER (contributor 47056557).