U.S. Army · United States 
Leonard B Lamatrice
1972
Leonard Lamatrice served the U.S. Army for 6 years. Leonard served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Patrolman Leonard Lamatrice died as the result of burns sustained after he and Patrolman Thomas McGough responded to an accident on US 22. A tanker truck had overturned on the bottom of a hill at N 7th Street. As the two officers exited their patrol car the spilled gasoline caught fire and both officers were engulfed by the flames. Patrolman Lamatrice died of his injuries five weeks after the accident. Patrolman McGough suffered burns over 75 percent of his body and died six weeks later. Patrolman Lamatrice was a US Army veteran and had served with the Steubenville Police Department for 12 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, three children, parents, sister, and brother.
Service Record
U.S. Army
1957 – 1963
Conflicts
Vietnam War
Cold War
Also Served
Steubenville Police Department
Patrolman
In Our Keeping
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