Date of death:

February 20th, 1945 (Luzon, Philippines)

Nationality:

American

Staff Sergeant Alphonsus L. Leary is buried at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines. Plot: D, Row: 12, Grave: 144.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Staff Sergeant (Sergeant-Major)

Unit:

Company A, 136th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Division "Illinois Division", U.S. Army

For action performed on 20 February 1945 in the battle for Question Mark hill on the island Luzon, Philippines.

Posthumously awarded. Citation unavailable.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Staff Sergeant (Sergeant-Major)

Unit:

Company A, 136th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Division "Illinois Division", U.S. Army

• - Autor: The 33rd Infantry Division Historical Committee, The Golden Cross – A History of the 33rd Infantry Division in World War II, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 2000
  - 33rdinfantrydivision.org
  - American Battle Monuments Commission