When Leonard Carl Brostrom was born on 23 November 1919, in Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States, his father, Carl John Brostrom, was 25 and his mother, Louise Adolfina Hillstead, was 26. He lived in Sparks Township, Washoe, Nevada, United States in 1940 and Preston Election Precinct 3, Franklin, Idaho, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 29 October 1944, in Dagami, Leyte, Philippines, at the age of 24, and was buried in Preston Cemetery, Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States.
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Swedish (Broström): ornamental compound of bro‘bridge’ + ström ‘river’.
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A United States Army transport ship, USAT Private Leonard C. Brostrom was named in his honor in 1948. The ship was later transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service of the United States Nav …
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