Atkisson, Leland D.

1911 - 1980  (69 years)

• Name	Atkisson, Leland D.
  Birth	23 May 1911	Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Farmer  [2]
  Reference Number	ATKI.L001
  _FGRAVE	104013692
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, Squadron E Medics, San Antonio District, Army Air Forces Personnel Distribution Command, U.S. Army Air Forces  [4]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on March 10, 1942 at Scott Field Illinois. Selected for the Army Air Forces, completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Medical Corpsman (657). Served with U.S. units untiil January 25, 1944 when he departed the Continental U.S. bound for the European Theater Of Operations. Returned to the states on January 20, 1945 and was assigned to Squadron E Medics, San Antonio District, Army Air Forces Personnel Distribution Command. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one bronze battle star and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Private 1st Class on September 27, 1945 at San Antonio, Texas. 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: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2012006
  		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,…
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Atkisson, Leland (1911-1980) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
  		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. …
  		World War II Honoree, Atkisson, Leland (1911-1980)
  Death	7 Dec 1980	Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin
  Burial	Pleasant View Methodist Church Cemetery, Belmont, Lafayette County, Wisconsin
  Person ID	I18954	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Atkisson, Eugene Virgil,   b. 22 Oct 1887, Liberal, Seward County, Kansas d. 21 Feb 1964, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Frye, Maggie A.,   b. 1883, Tennessee d. 28 May 1972 (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	1911	Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 23 years and 2 months - She was ~ 28 years.
  Family ID	F1269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ward, Mildred A.,   b. 5 Jun 1914, Elk Grove, Lafayette County, Wisconsin d. 11 May 1989, Belmont, Lafayette County, Wisconsin (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F18141	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 May 1911 - Clay County, Illinois Death - 7 Dec 1980 - Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin Burial - - Pleasant View Methodist Church Cemetery, Belmont, Lafayette County, Wisconsin  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1158] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 05, page 2b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp), none. (Reliability: 2). [S37] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 13, page 7a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1159] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 3B, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&path=Illinois.Clay.Clay.0003.6) (Reliability: 2). [S14799] World War II Honoree, Leland Atkisson, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2012006) (Reliability: 2). [S1157] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Atkisson, Maggie A. and Eugene V., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24144943/eugene-v-atkisson), none. (Reliability: 2).