Rank/Rate	Lieutenant, Medical Corps
Service Number	0-077376
Birth Date	*
From	Long Beach, California
Decorations	Legion of Merit with V Device, Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Ship	USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death	February 3, 1945
Location	Prisoner of War Camp, Japan*
Circumstances	*
Remarks	LT LeComte received the Legion of Merit for his actions on December 15, 1944, when he assisted fellow POWs evacuate the hellship Oryoku Maru.

*Information needed.  Photo and information courtesy of MSG Don R. Gentry.

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