Piersall, Leo James Sr.

1925 - 2011  (86 years)

• Name	Piersall, Leo James
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	2 Sep 1925	Merom, Sullivan County, Indiana   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	PIER.L005
  _FGRAVE	78707030
  Military Service	World War II, TorpedoMan's Mate Third Class, United States Navy  [2]
  		United States Navy
  		Leo James Piersall Sr. (1925-2011)
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  Death	18 Oct 2011	Breckenridge Health and Rehab, Sullivan, Sullivan County, Indiana   [1]
  Burial	Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Porterville, Crawford County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Piersall, Leo James Sr.
  		Headstone, Piersall, Leo James Sr.
  Person ID	I41328	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Piersall, Paul L.,   b. 5 Dec 1892   d. 24 Mar 1975 (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Willard, Ruth,   b. 9 Feb 1895   d. 6 Apr 1977, Robinson, Crawford County, Illinois (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F16229	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Pauley, Mabel,   b. 23 Nov 1927, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois d. 29 Nov 2015, Robinson, Crawford County, Illinois (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	20 Nov 1947  [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 2 months - She : 20 years.
  Family ID	F16228	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 18 Oct 2011 - Breckenridge Health and Rehab, Sullivan, Sullivan County, Indiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the South Pacific. He was a charter member and elder of Crawford County Christian Center in Robinson. He was a member of Iron Workers #112, and for 38 years was a member of Indianapolis Steamfitters Local #440.

  
  

• Sources

  [S13038] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Piersall, Leo James Sr., 86, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78707030/leo-james-piersall), none. (Reliability: 2). [S13039] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Piersall, Leo James Sr., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78707030/leo-james-piersall), none. (Reliability: 2).