Commander, United States Coast Guard, World War II
He was named after his ancestor, Leonard Lispenard, a prominent New York citizen. He was the cousin of General William J. Nicholson and Rear Admiral Reginald F. Nicholson, who are also buried in buried in Arlington.
He was the son of Leonard L. Nicholson Jr. and Mary Slack Nicholson.
Per his obituary he married Margaret Tucker about 1950.
They were the parents of five children.
Summarized from The Washington Post July 28, 1995
Leonard Lispenard Nicholson III was born December 4, 1911 in Washington, District of Columbia, the son of Leonard L. Nicholson Jr. and Mary Slack. He grew up in Rockville, Maryland. He attended Sidwell Friends School and the United States Coast Guard Academy. He served 26 years in the Coast Guard through World War II and the Korean War and served as the Assistant Director of the Coast Guard Reserve in the Midwest. He retired in 1966 with the rank of Commander. After retirement he worked in a training unit of the Internal Revenue Service until 1974.
He was a member of Chevy Chase Club, St. Andrew's Society, American Legion, University Club and Aztec Club of 1847, a historical society. He died on July 25, 1995 of cancer at age 83 at Bethesda Naval Hospital. Survivors included his wife of 45 years, Margaret Tucker Nicholson of Chevy Chase; three children of Gaithersburg, Chevy Chase and Washington and a sister of Frederick, Maryland.
He was named after his ancestor, Leonard Lispenard, a prominent New York citizen. He was the cousin of General William J. Nicholson and Rear Admiral Reginald F. Nicholson, who are also buried in buried in Arlington.
He was the son of Leonard L. Nicholson Jr. and Mary Slack Nicholson.
Per his obituary he married Margaret Tucker about 1950.
They were the parents of five children.
Summarized from The Washington Post July 28, 1995
Leonard Lispenard Nicholson III was born December 4, 1911 in Washington, District of Columbia, the son of Leonard L. Nicholson Jr. and Mary Slack. He grew up in Rockville, Maryland. He attended Sidwell Friends School and the United States Coast Guard Academy. He served 26 years in the Coast Guard through World War II and the Korean War and served as the Assistant Director of the Coast Guard Reserve in the Midwest. He retired in 1966 with the rank of Commander. After retirement he worked in a training unit of the Internal Revenue Service until 1974.
He was a member of Chevy Chase Club, St. Andrew's Society, American Legion, University Club and Aztec Club of 1847, a historical society. He died on July 25, 1995 of cancer at age 83 at Bethesda Naval Hospital. Survivors included his wife of 45 years, Margaret Tucker Nicholson of Chevy Chase; three children of Gaithersburg, Chevy Chase and Washington and a sister of Frederick, Maryland.
Commander, United States Coast Guard, World War II
He was named after his ancestor, Leonard Lispenard, a prominent New York citizen. He was the cousin of General William J. Nicholson and Rear Admiral Reginald F. Nicholson, who are also buried in buried in Arlington.
He was the son of Leonard L. Nicholson Jr. and Mary Slack Nicholson.
Per his obituary he married Margaret Tucker about 1950.
They were the parents of five children.
Summarized from The Washington Post July 28, 1995
Leonard Lispenard Nicholson III was born December 4, 1911 in Washington, District of Columbia, the son of Leonard L. Nicholson Jr. and Mary Slack. He grew up in Rockville, Maryland. He attended Sidwell Friends School and the United States Coast Guard Academy. He served 26 years in the Coast Guard through World War II and the Korean War and served as the Assistant Director of the Coast Guard Reserve in the Midwest. He retired in 1966 with the rank of Commander. After retirement he worked in a training unit of the Internal Revenue Service until 1974.
He was a member of Chevy Chase Club, St. Andrew's Society, American Legion, University Club and Aztec Club of 1847, a historical society. He died on July 25, 1995 of cancer at age 83 at Bethesda Naval Hospital. Survivors included his wife of 45 years, Margaret Tucker Nicholson of Chevy Chase; three children of Gaithersburg, Chevy Chase and Washington and a sister of Frederick, Maryland.
He was named after his ancestor, Leonard Lispenard, a prominent New York citizen. He was the cousin of General William J. Nicholson and Rear Admiral Reginald F. Nicholson, who are also buried in buried in Arlington.
He was the son of Leonard L. Nicholson Jr. and Mary Slack Nicholson.
Per his obituary he married Margaret Tucker about 1950.
They were the parents of five children.
Summarized from The Washington Post July 28, 1995
Leonard Lispenard Nicholson III was born December 4, 1911 in Washington, District of Columbia, the son of Leonard L. Nicholson Jr. and Mary Slack. He grew up in Rockville, Maryland. He attended Sidwell Friends School and the United States Coast Guard Academy. He served 26 years in the Coast Guard through World War II and the Korean War and served as the Assistant Director of the Coast Guard Reserve in the Midwest. He retired in 1966 with the rank of Commander. After retirement he worked in a training unit of the Internal Revenue Service until 1974.
He was a member of Chevy Chase Club, St. Andrew's Society, American Legion, University Club and Aztec Club of 1847, a historical society. He died on July 25, 1995 of cancer at age 83 at Bethesda Naval Hospital. Survivors included his wife of 45 years, Margaret Tucker Nicholson of Chevy Chase; three children of Gaithersburg, Chevy Chase and Washington and a sister of Frederick, Maryland.
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