{"id":3856,"date":"2019-05-06T09:29:52","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T14:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geneosity.com\/?p=3856"},"modified":"2019-05-09T05:51:18","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T10:51:18","slug":"in-search-of-lt-leon-w-brownlee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geneosity.com\/in-search-of-lt-leon-w-brownlee\/","title":{"rendered":"In Search of Lt. Leon W. Brownlee"},"content":{"rendered":"
Digging into the history of a soldier<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
US Veteran \/ Missing POW \/ Honor A Soldier \/ Bombardier \/ 303rd Bomb Group<\/em><\/p>\n
I have rescued several scrapbooks, photos and more over the years. I just have a hard time understanding how someone could do away with their families history. Especially military information. Today I search for Leon Brownlee. Why? To pay Honor to another WWII soldier.<\/p>\n
Leon Brownlee – Bombardier<\/strong><\/p>\n
1st Lt. US Army WWII Leon Woodrow Brownlee was born in 1915 and was from Jack County Texas. Where is that? Well, it is close to Graham, Texas in the north central part of Texas. Why did this scrapbook interest me aside from being a military man\u2019s history. I love the entire area around Graham, Brad, Strawn and Eastland.<\/p>\n
I just love east Texas because I have so many memories of family from there.<\/p>\n
Leon enlisted on January 3, 1942 in Dallas, Texas in the Air Corps as an Aviation Cadet. He had completed four years of high school, college and had worked as a teacher. He also a retired Professor of Philosophy. He was single at the time of enlistment, was 66 inches tall and weighed 130 pounds. Don\u2019t you just love it when you can get so much information that you can just see the person in your mind. You are going to want to stay with me because this story has some water work moments in it, believe me I know. I cried for hours over just one part. Some of the letters home are so sad!<\/p>\n
Leon\u2019s parents were George and Elizabeth. He was born on January 3rd and passed from our earth at the age of 85 on August 16th 2000.<\/p>\n