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Submitted: 10/26/20 • Approved: 10/26/20 • Last Updated: 10/29/20 • R361721-G0-S3
STAFF SERGEANT US Army
World War II
October 15, 1922 - February 27, 2002
Distinguished Service Cross
Purple Heart
Bronze Star
*Photo/Information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary
DIMMITT - John A. Leinen, 79, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2002, in Amarillo.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today in Brown Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel with Stan Mitchell, minister of Church of Christ in Borger, officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery at Stinnett.
Mr. Leinen was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army. He moved to Dimmitt from Stinnett five months ago.
Survivors include four sons, Don Leinen of Dimmitt, John T. Leinen and Jimmy C. Leinen, both of Borger, and Gene Steel of Houston; two daughters, Sharon Leinen of Dimmitt and Lillie Mae Bentley of Lake City, Colo.; a brother, James Whitson of Hereford; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
(Published in Amarillo Globe-News, Friday, March 1, 2002)
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Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
Name: J A Leinen
Birth Date: 15 Oct 1922
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Nazareth, Castro, Texas, USA
Father: C J Leinen
Father Birth Place: Indiana
Mother: Laura Annen
Mother Birth Place: Texas
Mother Residence: Castro County
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: John Leinen
Birth Year: 1922
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Texas
State of Residence: Texas
County or City: Deaf Smith
Enlistment Date: 25 Feb 1943
Enlistment State: Texas
Enlistment City: Lubbock
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: General farmers
Marital status: Single, without dependents
Height: 70
Weight: 195
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: John A. Leinen
Birth Date: 15 Oct 1922
Issue Year: Before 1951
Issue State: Texas
Last Residence: 79083, Stinnett, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
Death Date: 27 Feb 2002
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: John Leinen
[John A Leinen]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 15 Oct 1922
Birth Place: Dimmitt Cast, Texas
Death Date: 27 Feb 2002
Father: Charles Leinen
Mother: Lara Annen
Notes: Oct 1949: Name listed as JOHN LEINEN; 06 Mar 2002: Name listed as JOHN A LEINEN
U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
Name: John Leinen
Service Info.: S SGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 15 Oct 1922
Death Date: 27 Feb 2002
Cemetery: Stinnett Cemetery Association
Cemetery Address: 508 Davis Attn: C R Lindsey Stinnett, TX 79083
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