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
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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