1891 - 1966 (74 years)
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Name |
Anderson, Leslie Dale |
Birth |
12 Dec 1891 |
Claremont, Richland County, Illinois |
Gender |
Male |
Reference Number |
ANDE.L009 |
_FGRAVE |
26706933 |
Military Service |
World War I, Private First Class, Company M, 47th Infantry, United States Army |
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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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United States Army
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List of Richland County, Illinois World War I Veterans
Contributed by Kaleb Beavers
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Death |
21 Aug 1966 |
Monticello Nursing Home, Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois |
Burial |
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois |
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Person ID |
I54749 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
Last Modified |
9 Mar 2024 |
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Notes |
- Leslie D. Anderson, age 74, well known resident of the Claremont community, passed
away early Sunday morning at the Monticello Nursing Home in Mt. Carmel where he had been a patient for the past few weeks.
Mr. Anderson was born in Richland county, the son of Samuel Anderson and Caroline
Gerber Anderson. He was a member of the St. James Lutheran Church and was affiliated
with the Trinity Lutheran Church in Olney.
A veteran of World War I, Mr. Anderson wasa member of several veteran organizations and also a member of several Masonic bodies.
He leaves a brother Orry Anderson of Olney Route 4. There are several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held in the Trinity Lutheran Church in Olney with Pastor Glenn Anderson officiating. Interment with full military honors rendered by Olney Veteran
organizations will be in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Claremont township. Friends may call at the Summers-Rainey Funeral Home then at he church.
The family has requested that hose desiring to do so may ofer Memorial to the Heart Fund in memory of Mr. Anderson.
Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL,
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