Polk County

 

Sgt. Leslie B. Vennard

 

 

Leslie B. Vennard was born Feb. 16, 1917 to Leslie B. and Gertrude Lenore Gauss Vennard. He died Sept. 28, 1944 and is buried in Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France.

Sgt. Vennard served in World War II with the U.s. Army 137th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division and died of wounds received in action in France and was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster.

Source: ancestry.com