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Bennie Lee Landreth was the son of Clover Landreth & Lesta Lee Ximania Myers. On Sep 20, 1947 he married Alice Marceils Schelz Dean.
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Landreth -- FLORA -- Bennie L. Landreth, 68, Flora, retired operating engineer, died Friday (June 28, 1996).
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Neal Funeral Home, Louisville. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday.
Burial: Christian Home Cemetery, Louisville, with military rites. Memorials: Veterans Hospital, Marion.
Source: Herald and Review (Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States of America) 30 Jun 1996, Sun • Page 10.
Contributor: Bob Sparanese (49011767)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS A DRAFTEE ON JANUARY 7, 1946 AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. SELECTED FOR THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING, AND QUALIFIED IN THE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY OF CONSTRUCTION TECHNICIAN (059). DEPARTED THE CONTINENTAL U.S. ON OCTOBER 3, 1946 BOUND FOR THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. ASSIGNED TO AND SERVED WITH THE 1449TH ENGINEER AVIATION BATTALION ENGAGED IN THE OCCUPATION OF JAPAN. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ON MARCH 27, 1947 AT THE SEPARATION CENTER, FORT SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS. EARNED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL (JAPAN).
This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.
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Landreth -- FLORA -- Bennie L. Landreth, 68, Flora, retired operating engineer, died Friday (June 28, 1996).
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Neal Funeral Home, Louisville. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday.
Burial: Christian Home Cemetery, Louisville, with military rites. Memorials: Veterans Hospital, Marion.
Source: Herald and Review (Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States of America) 30 Jun 1996, Sun • Page 10.
Contributor: Bob Sparanese (49011767)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS A DRAFTEE ON JANUARY 7, 1946 AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. SELECTED FOR THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING, AND QUALIFIED IN THE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY OF CONSTRUCTION TECHNICIAN (059). DEPARTED THE CONTINENTAL U.S. ON OCTOBER 3, 1946 BOUND FOR THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. ASSIGNED TO AND SERVED WITH THE 1449TH ENGINEER AVIATION BATTALION ENGAGED IN THE OCCUPATION OF JAPAN. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ON MARCH 27, 1947 AT THE SEPARATION CENTER, FORT SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS. EARNED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL (JAPAN).
This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.
World War II Memorial
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Bennie Lee Landreth was the son of Clover Landreth & Lesta Lee Ximania Myers. On Sep 20, 1947 he married Alice Marceils Schelz Dean.
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Landreth -- FLORA -- Bennie L. Landreth, 68, Flora, retired operating engineer, died Friday (June 28, 1996).
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Neal Funeral Home, Louisville. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday.
Burial: Christian Home Cemetery, Louisville, with military rites. Memorials: Veterans Hospital, Marion.
Source: Herald and Review (Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States of America) 30 Jun 1996, Sun • Page 10.
Contributor: Bob Sparanese (49011767)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS A DRAFTEE ON JANUARY 7, 1946 AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. SELECTED FOR THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING, AND QUALIFIED IN THE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY OF CONSTRUCTION TECHNICIAN (059). DEPARTED THE CONTINENTAL U.S. ON OCTOBER 3, 1946 BOUND FOR THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. ASSIGNED TO AND SERVED WITH THE 1449TH ENGINEER AVIATION BATTALION ENGAGED IN THE OCCUPATION OF JAPAN. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ON MARCH 27, 1947 AT THE SEPARATION CENTER, FORT SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS. EARNED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL (JAPAN).
This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.
World War II Memorial
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Landreth -- FLORA -- Bennie L. Landreth, 68, Flora, retired operating engineer, died Friday (June 28, 1996).
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Neal Funeral Home, Louisville. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday.
Burial: Christian Home Cemetery, Louisville, with military rites. Memorials: Veterans Hospital, Marion.
Source: Herald and Review (Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States of America) 30 Jun 1996, Sun • Page 10.
Contributor: Bob Sparanese (49011767)
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS A DRAFTEE ON JANUARY 7, 1946 AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. SELECTED FOR THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING, AND QUALIFIED IN THE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY OF CONSTRUCTION TECHNICIAN (059). DEPARTED THE CONTINENTAL U.S. ON OCTOBER 3, 1946 BOUND FOR THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. ASSIGNED TO AND SERVED WITH THE 1449TH ENGINEER AVIATION BATTALION ENGAGED IN THE OCCUPATION OF JAPAN. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ON MARCH 27, 1947 AT THE SEPARATION CENTER, FORT SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS. EARNED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL (JAPAN).
This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.
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