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LEE, LELAND S., JR.
T/5 Leland S. Lee, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Leland S. Lee, Sr., Grand Prairie, Texas.  Entered service May 19, 1944, training at Camp Wolters, Camp Fannin, Camp Chaffee, Ark.  Assigned to Medical Ambulance Co., Ambulance Driver.  Served in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and South Pacific.  Has Bronze Star.
LEE, WOODROW A.
3/C Cook Woodrow A. Lee, son of Mrs. Cordelia Tacket, Corsicana.  Husband of former Joyce Marie Lee.  Attended School at State Home and Trinity, Texas.  Entered the Navy in 1944, training at Camp Wallace Corpus Christi.  Now on shore duty at Camp Wallace.
LEE, LILLIE M.
S 2/C Lillie M. Lee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Lee, graduate of Purdon High School.  Entered service 1945.  Trained in the Navy at Bronx, New York, where he is now on duty.
LEE, CARL H.
Pfc. Carl H. Lee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam H. Lee, Streetman.  Graduate of Streetman High School.  Entered service, 1944.  Trained with the Army at Camp Fannin, Tyler.  Served in Okinawa, Marianas and Hawaii.  Has Combat Inf. Badge.  Now on duty in Philippines.
LEE, ELLIS
Pvt. Ellis Lee, son of Mrs. Virginia Lee, Athens, and husband of former Ruby Jewel Melton, Corsicana.  Attended Streetman High School.  Entered the Air Corps in 1943, training at Amarillo, Texas.  Now on duty at Spokane, Washington.
LEE, JOHN P.
Cpl. John P. Lee, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Lee, Kerens, wife the former Louise Wasson.  Attended Kerens High School. Entered the Army Field Artillery March, 1944, training at Camp Hood, Texas.  Engaged in ETO.  New serving in Germany.
LEE, GEORGE B.
1/Sgt. G. Bedford Lee, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Lee, the formerly of Kerens, Tex.  Attended Kerens High School.  Was moblized with 36th Div., 1940, training at Camp Bowie, Tex., and Camp Edwards, Mass.  Engaged in N. Africa, Italy, France, and Germany where he is now on duty.

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LEE, FRANK B.
Pfc. Frank B. Lee, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Lee, Kerens.  Husband of former La Nell Lovelady.  Mobilized with 36th Div., Army, Nov., 1940, training at Camp Bowie, Tex., Camp Edwards, Mass.  Served in N. Africa, ETO.  Now on duty in Germany.  Has Purple Heart.  Wounded Sept., 1944 at Salerno, Italy.
LEONARD, WILLIAMS B.
Sgt. William B. Leonard, son of Mrs, Annie B. Leonard, Caldwell.  Husband of former Coy Farmer.  Entered service May 12, 1941.  Trained in the Army at Fla.  Now on duty at Nurnburg, Germany.

Notes:

  • William Butler Leonard
  • May 28, 1912 - Jun 21, 1987
  • Dresden Cemetery, Dresden, Navarro Co., TX
  • h/o Coy Lee (Steel) Farmer-Leonard; s/o Frank August Leonard & Annie Belle (Lefler) Leonard
LEONARD, COY L.
Cpl. Coy L. Leonard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Steel, Corsicana.  Entered service Feb. 17, 1943.  Trained with the Air Corps at Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga.  Now on duty at Harlingen Gunnery School.

Notes:

  • Coy Lee (Steel) Farmer-Leonard
  • Mar 15, 1906 - Dec 3, 1996
  • Point Enterprise Cemetery, Mexia, Limestone Co., TX
  • w/o William Clyde Farmer & William Butler Leonard; d/o Thomas Adam Steel & Julia Ada (Brence) Steel [buried at Dresden Cemetery]

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LEE, C. TRAVIS
Pfc. C. Travis Lee, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Lee, Kerens, Tex., attended Kerens High School.  Was mobilized with 36th Div., November, 1940, trained at Camp Bowie, Texas and Camp Edwards, Mass.  Engaged in N. African-Italian Campaigns, now on duty somewhere in Italy.
LEVINS, WILLIAM E.
S 1/C William E. Levins, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Levins, Corsicana, graduate of Corsicana High.  Entered the Navy in 1942, trained at San Diego, Calif.  Has been on the Marshalls, Pearl Harbor, Fiji Is., Philippines, New Hebrides, Tarawa, Iwo Jima and Okinawa, now on duty somewhere in the Pacific Theater.
LEVINS, HOLLIS E.
S 1/C Hollis E. Levins, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Levins, attended Corsicana High School.  Entered Navy Oct. 15, 1942, trained at Great Lakes Naval Training Station.  Now stationed in the Pacific Theater.

Notes:

  • Hollis E. Levins
  • Mar 28, 1924 - Nov 13, 2008
  • Obituary
  • Andrews West Cemetery, Andrews, Andrews County, Texas
  • h/o Juanita Lewis; s/o Nera Williams Levins & Liddon Inez (Estes) Levins
LEWIS, DURWARD D.
Pfc. Durward D. Lewis, son of Mrs. bud Lewis, formerly of Corsicana, husband of the former Miss Gladys Gertrue Williams, attended Corsicana Schools.  Entered service, 1943, trained with Marines at San Diego.  Sent overseas Sept., 1944, served on Palau Island and Okinawa, wounded on Okinawa, 1945, holds the Purple Heart.

Notes:

  • Durward Dabner. Lewis
  • Sep 23, 1919 - Mar 10, 1987
  • Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX
LEWIS, CHARLES
S 2/C Charles Lewis, grandson of Mrs. J. H. Caskey.  Entered service, 1942, trained with Coast Guard at Norfolk, Va.  Died in U.S. Marine Hospital, Norfolk, 1943.
LEWIS, WALTER G.
S. P. (Y) 2/C Walter G. Lewis, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Lewis, Corsicana, husband of the former Miss Elizabeth Elliott, graduate of Corsicana and University of Houston.  Entered service, 1943, trained with Navy at San Diego, now on duty at Camp Kearny, California.

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LEWIS, TURNER E.
GM 2/C Turner E. Lewis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Turner E. Lewis, husband of the former Miss Juanita Odom, attended Barry School.  Entered service Oct., 1942, trained with Navy at Great Lakes, Ill, Has served in England, France, Italy and in Pacific Theater, New Guinea and China.

Notes:

  • Turner Eldridge Lewis, Jr.
  • Oct 14, 1941 - Oct 17, 2013
  • Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas Co., TX
LEYENDECKER, JOHN T.
Cpl. John T. Leyendecker, Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Leyendecker, husband of the former Miss Mary Evelyn Price, attended Spring Hill School.  Entered the service, 1942, trained with the Air Corps at Coffeeville, Kan.  Now on duty at Harvard, Nebraska.  Has Good Conduct Ribbon and Carbine Medal.

Notes:

  • John Thomas Leyendecker
  • Dec 23, 1917 - Mar 3, 1990
  • h/o Mary Evelyn (Price) Leyendecker; s/o John Thomas Leyendecker & Annie Mae (Bouchillon) Leyendecker
LEYENDECKER, LOUIS E.
S 1/C Louis E. Leyendecker, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Leyendecker, attended Spring Hill School.  Entered Nay, 1942, trained at San Francisco, Cal.  Has served in Pearl Harbor, New Zealand, Australia, India, Leyte, New Guinea now on duty somewhere in the Pacific.  Has Good Conduct Ribbon and Major Battle Stars.

Notes:

  • Louis Edwin Leyendecker
  • Nov 13, 1921 - Jul 15, 2004
  • s/o John Thomas Leyendecker & Annie Mae (Bouchillon) Leyendecker
  • Starks Memorial Post #4759 Community Cemetery, Starks, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
LIDDELL, ALONZO M.
Sgt. Alonzo M. Liddell, son of Rev. and Mrs. E. L. Liddell, Paris, husband of the former Miss Fredda Jayne Adams, Corsicana, attended school in Ft. Worth and Sulphur Springs.  Entered the Army A. C. in 1942, trained at Randolph Field, Lincoln Air Base, Lincoln, Neb., Bill Aero Cobra School, New York and Fresno, Calif.  Air Base.  Sent overseas in 1943, now on duty in England.  Has the Good Conduct Medal.

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