| Name |
Barnes, Leland L. |
| Birth |
8 Sep 1922 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
BARN.L012 |
| _FGRAVE |
22830919 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Corporal, Battery B, 48th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion, United States Army [1, 2] |
- Entered active service as a draftee on December 30, 1942 at Camp Grant, Illinois. Selected for The Coast Artillery Corps, completed basic training, qualified in the military occupational specialty of Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Crewman (601) and assigned to Battery B, 48th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion. Departed the Continental U.S. on February 12, 1944 bound for The European Theater of Operations. Fought in the Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 4 bronze battle stars, WWII Victory Medal, and a Certificate of Merit. Honorably discharged as a Corporal on December 12, 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: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2049898
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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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Military Service Ribbons, Barnes, Leland L. (1922-1982)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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World War II Honoree, Barnes, Leland L. (1922-1982)
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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Camp Grant, Illinois
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Corporal, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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Central Europe
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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European Theater of World War II
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
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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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Operation Overlord, World War II
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Rhineland Campaign, World War II
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United States Army
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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| Death |
24 Apr 1982 [1] |
| Burial |
Iola Cemetery, Iola, Clay County, Illinois  [1] |
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Headstone, Barnes, Leland L.
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Headstone, Barnes, Leland L.
Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
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| Person ID |
I43136 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
23 Jun 2023 |
English
1922 - 1982 (59 years)
