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GLEN E. LEAMONS
Glen E. Leamons, 74, of Fayetteville died Saturday in Highsmith-Rainey Memorial Hospital.
He retired from the Army as a sergeant first class and was a veteran of World War II and the Vietnam War.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Main Post Chapel at Fort Bragg by Chaplain Robert Whitlock. Burial with full military honors will be in the Post Cemetery at Fort Bragg.
Mr. Leamons is survived by his wife, Katharina H. Leamons of the home; a daughter, Anne Norton of Phoenix, Ariz.; four brothers, Burl Leamons and Paul Leamons, both of Camden, Ark., Doyle Leamons of Oakwood, Ill., and Forrest Leamons of San Diego; a sister, Beth Leamons of Camden; and two granddaughters.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at Highland Funeral Service & Crematory.
(Fayetteville Observer, The (NC) - July 17, 1995)
Served in Germany during WWII.
Fort Bragg Main Post Cemetery
Leamons, Glen E (SFC) (b. 11 Mar 1921 - d. 15 Jul 1995)
Row- 33 Plot- 899-I
We Were There: Clark Countians in WWII
Glen E. Leamons---Cpl. Glen E. Leamons, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.E. Leamons, Arkadelphia, graduate of Vaden HS, entered the Army 9-19-42, trained at Fort Riley, KS, Camp Carson, CO, Fort Benning, GA, and Camp Butner, NC. Served in Luxembourg and Germany.
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Name: Glen E Leamons
Birth Year: 1921
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Arkansas
State: Arkansas
County or City: Clark
Enlistment Date: 29 Dec 1945
Enlistment State: Kentucky
Enlistment City: Middlesboro
Branch: Infantry
Branch Code: Infantry
Grade: Technician 5th Grade
Grade Code: Technician 5th Grade Equivalent to Grade 6: Corporal
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for Hawaiian Department
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: Enlisted Man, Philippine Scout or recall to AD of an enlisted man who had been transferred to the ERC
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Lumberjack
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 93
Weight: 459
Note: SS 432-20-6802 issued, Arkansas, last residence, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carol
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