Leonard Earl Aarons (1932 - 1953)

Born 14 Jan 1932 in Dickey, LaMoure, North Dakota

Died 29 May 1953 at age 21 in South Korea

Cpl. Leonard Aarons was KIA during Korean War.

Biography

Leonard Earl Aarons was born on Jan. 14, 1932 to Marvin Thomas Aarons and Katherine Christensen.

Leonard served as a Corporal in Company B. of the 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division in the US Army during the Korean War, enlisting on Jan. 24, 1951.^[1] He was killed in action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on May 29, 1953.^[2]

Corporal Aarons was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.^[3]

Cpl. Leonard E. Aarons' body was among 125 Korean war dead returned aboard the SS Greenbay Victory, which arrived in San Francisco on Jul. 23, 1953. His body was placed in the San Francisco Port of Embarkation mortuary.^[4] Leonard Aaron was laid to rest at the Oakes View Cemetery in Oakes, North Dakota.^[5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ Applications for Headstones, compiled 01/01/1925 - 06/30/1970, documenting the period ca. 1776 - 1970 ARC: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
2. ↑ Korean Conflict Casualty File, 1/1/1950-2/7/1957 [Archival Database]; Records of Military Personnel Who Died as a Result of Hostilities During the Korean War, ca. 1977-11/1979; Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.
3. ↑ American Battle Monuments Commission. World War I Listing; World War II Listing; Korean War Listing. American Battle Monuments Commission.
4. ↑ The Bismarck Tribune; Jul. 24, 1953; pg. 3.Body of Oakes Man Returned to U. S.; the body of an Oakes man is among 125 Korean war dead aboard the SS Greenbay Victory which arrived in San Francisco Thursday. The Department of Defense announced Thursday that the body of Cpl. Leonard E. Aarons, son of Marvin T. Aarons, would be placed in the San Francisco Port of Embarkation mortuary pending arrangements with next of kin.
5. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 81287795
6. ↑ Applications for Headstones, compiled 01/01/1925 - 06/30/1970, documenting the period ca. 1776 - 1970 ARC: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.

See also:

• United States Census, 1940, database with images, FamilySearch Leonard E Aarons in household of Marvin T Aarons, Badger Township, LaMoure, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 23-2, sheet 1B, family 18, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3004.