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Nancy J. Leo
2nd Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Service #N-760422
216th General Hospital
Entered the service from Cumberland, MD. Died in Paris, France June 24, 1945. Buried at Luxenbourg American Cemetary, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.
2nd Lt. Nancy Jane Leo, graduated from Catholic Girls Central High School and Allegany Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1942. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Patsy Leo, 328 Frederick Street, Cumberland.
2nd Lt. Leo was killed in a jeep accident in Paris, July 24, 1945. She was on her way to meet her sister, 1st Lt. Angela Leo when she was killed when the jeep she and two other nurses were riding in was forced off the road. She is the only female buried at Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial where Gen. Patton is buried.
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