Alderson, Leland B.

1913 - 2012  (98 years)

• Name	Alderson, Leland B.
  Birth	27 May 1913	Kinmundy, Marion County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	ALDE.L001
  _FGRAVE	84652140
  Military Service	World War II, United States Army  [1]
  		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
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  Death	29 Jan 2012	Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Alderson, Leland B.
  Person ID	I48095	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Alderson, Clarence Richard,   b. 1887   d. 1975 (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Cantrell, Olga Naomi,   b. 1892   d. 1961 (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F17624	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 May 1913 - Kinmundy, Marion County, Illinois Death - 29 Jan 2012 - Illinois Burial - - Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Life member of the University of Illinois Pharmacy Alumni Association, life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and former member of the Chicago Heights Senior Council.

  
  

• Sources

  [S14255] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Alderson, Leland B., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84652140/leland-b-alderson) (Reliability: 2). [S14256] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Alderson, Leland B., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84652140/leland-b-alderson) (Reliability: 2).