Soldier Summary
Soldier Summary
Petrey, Leander Burgess
Alternate Names
Last name
First name
Last name
Petry
First name
Leander Burgess
Military History
Rank
Private, First Class
Unit
United States. Army. Infantry, 339th. Company A.
Serial Number
2890706
Notes
Last name misspelled "Petry" in "The romance of Company 'A', 339th Infantry, A.N.R.E.F."
Events
Event
Date
Place
Details
Event
Residence
Date
1927
Place
Corbin, KY
Details
-
Event
Born
Date
10/25/1889
Place
Corbin, KY
Details
-
Event
Enlisted
Date
05/25/1918
Place
Whitley County
Details
-
Event
Departed from the U.S.
Date
07/21/1918
Place
-
Details
Aboard Plattsburg
Event
Returned from Russia
Date
06/22/1919
Place
-
Details
Aboard Van Steuben
Event
Discharged
Date
07/18/1919
Place
-
Details
-
Event
Died
Date
06/28/1980
Place
-
Details
-
Event
Burial
Date
-
Place
Corbin, KY
Details
Pine Hill Cemetery
Sources
- The Polar Bear, vol. 3, no. 1 (Feb. 1927).
- The romance of Company "A", 339th infantry, A. N. R. E. F.
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