| Name |
Bryan, Leland H. |
| Birth |
26 Jun 1920 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
BRYA.L007 |
| _FGRAVE |
74999379 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Corporal, 866th Air Engineering Squadron, United States Army Air Forces [1] |
- Entered active service as a draftee on 3 February 1942 at Scott Field, Illinois. Completed basic training and qualified as a Special Vehicle Operator, Military Occupational Specialty 932. Served at various bases until departing the Continental U.S. on 27 June 1944 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Served with the 866th Air Engineering Squadron and participated in The Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland And Central Europe Campaigns. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, The American Campaign Medal, The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 1 silver battle star and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Corporal On 22 October 1945 at The Separation Center, Camp Grant, Illinois.
(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://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1993768
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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. … |
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Corporal, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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World War II Honoree, Bryan, Leland H. (1920-2004)
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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,… |
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
| Death |
22 Jan 2004 |
| Burial |
Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois  |
| Person ID |
I43285 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
8 Jul 2023 |
English
1920 - 2004 (83 years)
