Bethel, Leslie Bluford

1908 - 1956  (47 years)

• Name	Bethel, Leslie Bluford
  Birth	10 Feb 1908	Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BETH.L001
  _FGRAVE	177554358
  Military Service	World War II, Ship Fitter Third Class, United States Navy  [1]
  	Enlisted and entered active service as a Ship Fitter Third Class on May 22, 1942. Stationed at Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois, until honorably discharged on June 23, 1942 by reason of a physical disability that disqualified him from further service. Earned The WWII Victory Medal. (This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.) Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2112463
  		United States Navy
  		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 Honoree, Bethel, Leslie Bluford (1908-1956)
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  Death	3 Jan 1956	Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas
  Burial	Lake View Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Fairview Heights, St. Clair County, Illinois
  Person ID	I43207	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	24 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Bethell, Jonathan Louis,   b. 4 Dec 1856, Warrick County, Indiana d. 14 Jul 1920, Anna State Hospital Cemetery, Anna, Union County, Illinois (Age 63 years)
  Mother	McKain, Lona Marie,   b. 9 Mar 1873, Wayne County, Illinois d. 29 May 1941, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F19458	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S15029] World War II Honoree, Leslie Bluford Bethel, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2112463) (Reliability: 2).