April 2022 Honor A Deceased Veteran – Henry E. Leavitt

MARCH 2022

HENRY E. LEAVITT
1921-2018

FAMILY HISTORY:
Henry “Pat” E. Leavitt was born on March 30, 1921 in Montpelier, Vermont to the late Henry and Lily Leavitt. He was the brother of Joseph Leavitt, Catherine Atchinson and Isabella Swartz.

EDUCATION:
Pat grew up and lived in East Greenbush, New York, until he later moved to Saratoga Springs, New York. He attended Philip Schuyler High School, Carnegie Institute of Technology for Civil Engineering and Stout Institute for Industrial Arts.

HISTORY:
Pat was drafted into the United States Army, and was set to report to Camp Upton in New York on November 11, 1942. He was a member of the 20^th Armored Division, U.S. 7^th Army, B Company, 220^th Engineer Battalion, which was one of three Divisions to liberate the Dachau Concentration Camp during the Battle of Munich in 1995.

For his service, Pat was awarded the European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal and the Victory Medal, and on November 24, 1945, he was honorably discharged from the United States Army at Camp Cooke in California.

PERSONAL:
Pat married his loving wife, Irma Kemmy Leavitt, on January 16, 1943 at Camp Gruber in Oklahoma. They were married for 74 years, until sadly Irma passed in 2015. Together they have children: Judy, John, Sally and Susan; grandchildren: Pat, Matt, Joe, Heather, Brooke, Damian and April, and 9 great-grandchildren.

WORK EXPERIENCE:
Pat worked for many years for New York Telephone, later Verizon in Albany, as a lineman, installer and a test board technician. Prior to that, he had been dairy farmer.

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES/ORGANIZATIONS:
Always kind and giving, Pat was an avid gardener and loved sharing his good fortune with family and friends.

Sadly, on November 25, 2018 Pat passed away.