Leonard T. Schroeder
Military Person
1918 – 2009
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Who was Leonard T. Schroeder?
Leonard T. "Max" Schroeder Jr. was a colonel in the United States Army, who served on active duty from 1941 to 1971. As a captain during World War II, he commanded Company F of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division in the Normandy Landings on June 6, 1944, landing on Utah beach in France. Leading the men of his company, Schroeder was the first American soldier to come ashore from a landing craft in the D-Day invasion.
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- Born
- Jul 16, 1918
Linthicum - Also known as
- Leonard Schroeder
- Died
- May 26, 2009
Largo - Resting place
- Florida National Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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