LEONARD, Patrick G, Capt 1542 SN: 010189

Born: 07 Jun 1920 California

Enlisted: 08 May 1940 Los Angeles, California

Died: 27 Jun 1944 (KIA, Saipan, Marianas Islands)

Location: Saipan, Marianas Islands

Interred: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI; Section C, Row 0, Site 889

Platoon Leaders Unit, 12th Reserve District, MBNY, Mare Island, CA

Jun 1940 PFC, PLU, 12th ResDist, MBNY, Mare Island, CA”8May40; 10May, Jdfr 12thBn, USMCR, San Francisco, Calif. Appt PFC on enl. 13May, to PLU 11thResDist”

Platoon Leaders Unit, 11th Reserve District, MCB, San Diego, CA

Jun 1940 PFC, PLU, 11th ResDist, MCB, San Diego, CA”8May40; 15May, Jdfr PLU, 12th ResDist

Jul-Dec 1940 PFC, PLU, 11th ResDist, MCB, San Diego, CA”3Jul, to WPLC-1940, MCB, San Diego, Calif.; 18Aug, Jdfr WPLC-1940, MCB, San Diego, Calif.; 30Sep, Awarded Platoon Leaders certificate of qualification.”

Western Platoon Leaders Class (1941) Reserve, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA

Jul 1941 PFC, WPLC (1941) Res, MCB, San Diego, CA “3-31, fr 11th ResDist”

Platoon Leaders Unit, 11th Reserve District, MCB, San Diego, CA

Jul 1941 PFC, PLU, 11th ResDist, MCB, San Diego, CA

Oct 1941 PFC, PLU, 11th ResDist, MCB, San Diego, CA

Jan 1942 PFC, PLU, 11th ResDist, MCB, San Diego, CA

Basic School Detachment, Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, Indiantown Gap, PA

Apr 1942 PFC, Basic School Detachment, Indiantown Gap MilRes, “25, Jdfr 11th ResDist; 24, by SOCMC “honorably” , to accpt comm as 2ndLt, MCR auth CMC ltr 1500-30 over AU-256-gef dated 30Apr42, Char Ex.”

Apr 1942 2nd Lt, Basic School Detachment, Indiantown Gap MilRes “25, Accpt comm as 2ndLt, USMCR”

Basic School Detachment, Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA

Jul 1942 2nd Lt, BasicSchDet, MB, NYd, Philadelphia, PA” 1-14, StudO BasicS; 15, to MCB, San Diego, CA”

G Co, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA

Jul 1942 2nd Lt, G Co, 2ndBn, 6thMar, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “29, jd fr MCS, MBNY, Philadelphia, PA”

F Co, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, In the Field

Oct 1942 2nd Lt 1542, F Co, 2ndBn, 6thMarines, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, In the Field “Co.O”

Jan 1943 1st Lt 1542, F Co, 2ndBn, 6thMarines, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, In the Field “Co.Exec O; 21, acc comm as 1stLt, USMCR, to rank fr 31Dec42, Auth AlNav#4 of January, 1943; App 1Jan43”

Apr 1943 1st Lt 1542, F Co, 2ndBn, 6thMarines, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, In the Field “1-19, sk USN Base Hosp#4; 20-24, PlLdr3rd Plat; 26-30, Co.Exec O”

Jul 1943 1st Lt 1542, F Co, 2ndBn, 6thMarines, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, In the Field “1-25, Co Exec O; 26-31, CO”

Oct 1943 1st Lt 1542, F Co, 2ndBn, 6thMarines, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, In the Field “Co. Exec O”

Jan 1944 Capt 1542, F Co, 2ndBn, 6thMarines, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, In the Field “Co. ExecutiveO; 22, acc comm as Capt (temp) MCR. Appt 1Nov43, to rank fr 31Oct43, Auth, MarCorps Ltr of Instn, #575, dated 1Nov43”

Apr 1944 Capt 1542, F Co, 2ndBn, 6thMarines, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, In the Field “Co. CO”

Jun 1944 Capt 1542, F Co, 2ndBn, 6thMarines, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, In the Field “27, KIA”

Based on this service record, I believe that we can confidently state that he rates the following awards for WWII:

Purple Heart Medal

Combat Action Ribbon

Navy Presidential Unit Citation

American Defense Service Medal

American Campaign Medal

Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal-3 stars

World War II Victory Medal

Leonard, Patrick G, Capt