WWII · Battle Death Record
Nancy Leo
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army · Maryland
Personnel File — Core Information
- Name
- Nancy Leo
- Entered the Service From
- Maryland
- Rank
- Second Lieutenant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Unit / Regiment
- 216th General Hospital, Army Nurse Corps
- War
- WWII
- Date of Death
- July 24, 1945
- Burial / Memorial
- Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
- Grave
- Plot H, Row 9, Grave 71
Their story
Nancy Jane Leo was a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps serving with the 216th General Hospital in France during World War II. On July 24, 1945, she was killed in a jeep accident in Paris while en route to visit her sister, who was also serving in the Army. She is the only woman buried at the Luxembourg American Cemetery.
Compiled from American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) and National Archives (NARA) records and public sources.
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