Leo Darwood Silvernail^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

1925 - 1944  (19 years)

• Name	Leo Darwood Silvernail  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Born	26 Oct 1925	Weedsport, Cayuga, New York, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1935	Sodus, Wayne, New York, USA   [2]
  Residence	8 Apr 1940	Sodus, Wayne, New York, USA   [2]
  	Census: "L. D. Silvernail", 13, with parents, attending school
  Military	10 Mar 1944
  	Enlisted in WW2 - 394th Infantry, Company B.
  Military	24 Oct 1944	Camp Croft, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
  	Received his basic training.
  Buried	Dec 1944	Henri-Chapelle, Liege, Belgium
  	First burial.
  Military	18 Dec 1944	Belgium
  	Originally listed as "Missing In Action" on this date in the "Battle of the Bulge" in Belgium. Although this date still shows on his headstone, he had survived.
  Died	18 Dec 1944	Germany   [1, 4]
  	Initial letter of 7 Jan 1945 said he was Missing in Action in Belgium, later communication advised he had been killed in action in Germany on 18 Dec 1944 in the Battle of the Bulge.
  Burial	1945	Sodus, Wayne, New York, USA   [1, 4]
  	His headstone wasn't supplied until 11 Sep 1948
  Person ID	I412483292345	Sheldon Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Leo A. Silvernail,   b. 4 Jun 1898, New York, USA ,   d. Jan 1960  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Thelma Pearl Sheldon,   b. 23 Dec 1904, Gorham, Coos, New Hampshire, USA ,   d. Oct 1975, Sodus, Wayne, New York, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Married	28 Aug 1924	Fulton, Oswego, New York, USA   [7, 8]
  Family ID	F1611	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - 1935 - Sodus, Wayne, New York, USA Residence - 8 Apr 1940 - Sodus, Wayne, New York, USA Military - 18 Dec 1944 - Belgium Died - 18 Dec 1944 - Germany Burial - 1945 - Sodus, Wayne, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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