Leonard Lee Sedman was born 13 July 1912, the son of George Sedman and Florence Elizabeth McNutt.d
Died 8 October 1944 in Italy
Buried at Buttram Cemetery, Dayton, TN
Private
349th Infantry Regiment, 409th Replacement Company
The Chattanooga Daily Times, December 4, 1948
Funeral services for Pvt. Leonard Lee Seddman, 32, whose body arrived here Tuesday afternoon, will be Held Sunday at 11 o’clock from the Wolf Creek Baptist Church. Pvt. Sedman was killed in battle in Italy on Oct. 8, 1944. He was serving with the 409th Replacement Company of the 88th Division with the 349th Infantry. Burial will be in the Buttram Cemetery with military honors being conducted at the graveside by the local VFW post and the Brady-Williams American Legion Post. Survivors include his widow, the present Mrs. Ellen Ferguson Colbaugh; parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Sedman of Dayton; five brothers, Alfred Sedman, George Sedman and Jessie Sedman of Dayton, Frank Sedmann of Hixson and Timothy Sedman of Louisville, Ky.; six sisters, Mrs. Coy Hicks, Mrs. Robert Abel, Misses Amy, Ruby and Juanita Sedman of Dayton and Mrs. York Coxey of Chattanooga.
- Rank: Private
- Date of birth: 13 July 1912
- Date of death: 8 October 1944
- County: Rhea
- Hometown: Dayton
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 349th Infantry Regiment, 409th Replacement Company
- Conflict: World War II
- Burial/Memorial Location: Buttram Cemetery, Dayton, Rhea County, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XVI, Bottom Panel
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