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Maj Leland Ross “Lee” Downing

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Maj Leland Ross “Lee” Downing

Birth
Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
Death
25 Apr 1998 (aged 75)
North Augusta, Aiken County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
North Augusta, Aiken County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Lee is a son of Perry Andrew and Myrtle Elsie Diggs Downing. On October 4, 1940 he enlisted in the Army Air Corp at Peoria, IL as a Private, "Enlistment for the Philippine Department." Lee is Single, 5'7", 135 pounds, with four years of high school he clerks at a general office.

He married Elizabeth "Betty" Jean Jones June 12, 1942 and they have one son. Lee is an Army veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict, retiring as a major after twenty years of service. He then became a Methodist minister, and also attained a law degree. Lee became a church administrator, and later a hospital administrator. He was a Mason and member of the North Augusta Southern Methodist Church.
Lee is a son of Perry Andrew and Myrtle Elsie Diggs Downing. On October 4, 1940 he enlisted in the Army Air Corp at Peoria, IL as a Private, "Enlistment for the Philippine Department." Lee is Single, 5'7", 135 pounds, with four years of high school he clerks at a general office.

He married Elizabeth "Betty" Jean Jones June 12, 1942 and they have one son. Lee is an Army veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict, retiring as a major after twenty years of service. He then became a Methodist minister, and also attained a law degree. Lee became a church administrator, and later a hospital administrator. He was a Mason and member of the North Augusta Southern Methodist Church.


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  • Created by: P Jones
  • Added: Jul 2, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72445510/leland_ross-downing: accessed ), memorial page for Maj Leland Ross “Lee” Downing (27 Sep 1922–25 Apr 1998), Find a Grave Memorial ID 72445510, citing Pineview Memorial Gardens Cemetery, North Augusta, Aiken County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by P Jones (contributor 47471462).