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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.
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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
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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.
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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. |
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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.
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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. |
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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.
Notes:
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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.
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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
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Dresden Cemetery, Dresden, Navarro Co., TX
- h/o Coy Lee (Steel) Farmer-Leonard; s/o
Frank August Leonard & Annie Belle (Lefler) Leonard
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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. |
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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. |
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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
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Obituary
- Andrews West Cemetery, Andrews, Andrews County, Texas
- h/o Juanita Lewis; s/o Nera Williams Levins & Liddon Inez
(Estes) Levins
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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
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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. |
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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.Notes:
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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
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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
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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
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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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