Hampden Township near Enola in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Leon I. Lock

August 2, 1924 - May 14, 2014

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 28, 2026

1. Leon I. Lock Marker

Inscription.

Leon I. Lock. August 2, 1924 - May 14, 2014. , Armed Services: Army (1941-1945); Navy (1945-1946); , Army Reserves (1949-1957) Rank: Captain , War Significance: Fought in the Battle of the Bulge, Captain Leon I. Lock was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He attended Harrisburg City schools and graduated from William Penn High School. Leon entered Penn State University and studied engineering; he also enlisted in the Army. After finishing his first year of college, he was sent to Fort McClellan, Alabama, for basic military training., Upon completing basic training, Mr. Lock was sent to ASTP (Army Specialized Training Program) in Holland, Michigan where he studied engineering for one semester., He transferred to Camp McCoy, Wisconsin to join the 76th Infantry Division. In 1944, after many months of preparing, he was ordered to France with his division, then to Luxembourg., From late 1944 to early 1945, he participated in Germany's last great attempt to win World War II, the Battle of the Bulge., The fighting was in extremely cold conditions as the weather was constantly below zero and snowing. He was ordered back to the US after the battle and learned that he had lost 40 pounds in only 5 months., He was discharged from the Army and transferred to the Navy to become a Seaman, First Class. He was sent to a Destroyer battle group in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts., From there, he moved to the Mechanicsburg Naval Supply Depot near his hometown. He served in the Navy until 1946. Leon returned to Penn State, where he joined ROTC and graduated with honors in 1949 with a degree in Industrial Engineering., He was commissioned a Lieutenant in the Active Reserves in the Army Corps of Engineers and assigned to the 315th Engineer Construction Headquarters. He retired in 1957 as an Army Captain after twelve years of military service., Mr. Lock was active in local businesses and community organizations and was a charter member of the Hampden Township Veterans Recognition Committee., His memory lives on through the Captain Leon Lock Veterans Memorial. The Memorial is not just about Captain Lock, but Leon as a representative of all veterans who left jobs, homes, and families when their Nation called, served with honor, and returned home after serving to pick up their lives and continue on., Thus, it remembers all who served, who are serving, or who will serve their country, and especially those who did not come home, who "gave the last full measure of devotion." , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Dedicated in the Memory of Captain Leon I Lock and Family , May His Spirit Live On , In Honor of all Veterans Past, Present, and Future

Armed Services: Army (1941-1945); Navy (1945-1946);
Army Reserves (1949-1957) Rank: Captain
War Significance: Fought in the Battle of the Bulge

Captain Leon I. Lock was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He attended Harrisburg City schools and graduated from William Penn High School. Leon entered Penn State University and studied engineering; he also enlisted in the Army. After finishing his first year of college, he was sent to Fort McClellan, Alabama, for basic military training.

Upon completing basic training, Mr. Lock was sent to ASTP (Army Specialized Training Program) in Holland, Michigan where he studied engineering for one semester.

He transferred to Camp McCoy, Wisconsin to join the 76th Infantry Division. In 1944, after many months of preparing, he was ordered to France with his division, then to Luxembourg.

From late 1944 to early 1945, he participated in Germany's last great attempt to win World War II, the Battle of the Bulge.

The fighting was in extremely cold conditions as the weather was constantly below zero and snowing. He was ordered back to the US after the battle and learned that he had lost 40 pounds in only 5 months.

He was discharged from the Army and transferred to the Navy to become a Seaman, First Class.

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He was sent to a Destroyer battle group in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts.

From there, he moved to the Mechanicsburg Naval Supply Depot near his hometown. He served in the Navy until 1946. Leon returned to Penn State, where he joined ROTC and graduated with honors in 1949 with a degree in Industrial Engineering.

He was commissioned a Lieutenant in the Active Reserves in the Army Corps of Engineers and assigned to the 315th Engineer Construction Headquarters. He retired in 1957 as an Army Captain after twelve years of military service.

Mr. Lock was active in local businesses and community organizations and was a charter member of the Hampden Township Veterans Recognition Committee.

His memory lives on through the Captain Leon Lock Veterans Memorial. The Memorial is not just about Captain Lock, but Leon as a representative of all veterans who left jobs, homes, and families when their Nation called, served with honor, and returned home after serving to pick up their lives and continue on.

Thus, it remembers all who served, who are serving, or who will serve their country, and especially those who did not come home, who "gave the last full measure of devotion."
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Dedicated in the Memory of Captain Leon I Lock and Family
May His Spirit Live On
In Honor of all

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 28, 2026

2. Leon I. Lock Marker

Veterans Past, Present, and Future

Erected by Hampden Township and Concerned Citizens and Organizations.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Cold • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1944.

Location. 40° 17.457′ N, 76° 58.759′ W. Memorial is near Enola, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is in Hampden Township. It can be reached from no nearby street. Marker is in the Hampton Township Veterans Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4345 Marketplace Way, Enola PA 17025, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hampden Township Veterans Park (a few steps from this marker); The Purple Heart (a few steps from this marker); The Revolutionary War (a few steps from this marker); The War of 1812 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Mexican-American War (within shouting distance of this marker); The Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); History of American Field Music (within shouting distance of this marker); Communications Through Music (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Enola.

Leon I. Lock Marker Kiosk image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 28, 2026

3. Leon I. Lock Marker Kiosk

Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 1, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.