World War II
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Fallen
Fallen
Mayville, ND
County:
Traill
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
PFC
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
333rd Infantry Regiment, 84th Infantry Division, 1st Battalion, C Company
Circumstances:
US Army Infantry
Killed in action by a sniper the last day of the war in the Netherlands.
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Biography:
Name included in the Traill County section of the "All Veterans Memorial" on State Capitol Grounds Bismarck North Dakota. From register of WWII and Korea Veterans Book: LANGAGER, LEONARD 1, SN 37 588 060; born Blanchard, NDak 31 Jan 14; resident Traill County, NDak; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 22 Feb 44; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; K1A 13 Apr 45 Nuremberg, Germany; PFC; buried in Plot D, Row 15, Grave 16, Netherlands, Holland. Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery. From Fields of Honor Website: LANGAGER, Leonard Irwin Servicenumber: 37588060 Age: 31 Born: 21 January 1914, Hickson, North Dakota Hometown: Mayville, Traill County, North Dakota Family: John J. Langager (father) Nellie (Anderson) Langager (mother) Gunda L. Langager (sister) Reuben M. Langager (brother) Myrtle Langager (sister) Maxine I. (Jondahl) Lanager (wife) Rank: Private First Class Function: Not available Regiment: 333rd Infantry Regiment Battalion: 1st Battalion Division €“ Transport: 84th Infantry Division Company €“ Squadron: C Company Unit €“ Group: - Plane data: (Serialnumber, MACR, etc.) - Date of death: 13 April 1945 Status: KIA Place of death: Hannover, Germany Spot: Not available Awards: Purple Heart Gravenumber: Plot D, Row 15, Grave 16 Cemetery: American War Cemetery Margraten Biography: - Other information: Pfc Leonard I. Langager enlisted in Fort Sneling, Minnesota on 22 February 1944.