Marine Pvt. Leo Joseph Blake - Windhorst, TX - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

The memorial is a rock pillar with a Marine Corp emblem on the front. The top of the pillar has an information plaque about the Pvt. as well as his picture.

Plaque Text:

USMC 6TH DIV

Born November 18, 1925
Rhineland, Texas

Killed in Action
Okinawa, Japan
May 14, 1945

Leo loved. He loved his family: all 9 siblings; his parents, Anton and Grace Blake. He loved homemade bread, real milk and reading the paper. He loved his friends and community at Wichita Falls SHS and the track team he medaled with. Leo loved his larger family at Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus.

Leo so loved his country he enlisted in the Marines where he became the Captain's runner and was known as the Texas Longhorn. He was killed in action loving a purpose higher than himself while defending Sugarloaf Hill, Okinawa, Japan on Mother's Day.

Semper Fidelis

(American Flag) and (Marine Emblem)

Website pertaining to the memorial: [Web Link] List if there are any visiting hours: None Entrance fees (if it applies): None Type of memorial: Monument

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Date Logged Log User Rating   11/20/2023 The Snowdog visited it