Category: Military Experience
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Soldiers of War: Masonic Village pays tribute to resident vets in exhibit
BY SUSAN JURGELSKIStaff Writer Eighty-seven-year-old World War II veteran Alvin Leisey lost his soles that day on the Pacific island and still wonders how the bombshell blast blew the boots right off his feet, unraveling the tightly strung laces. He saw the shell coming, somersaulting right at him – a bomb ironically fired by an Continue reading
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Sergeant Alvin Lewis Leisey, Sr.
My father, Sgt. Alvin L. Leisey, Sr., was a member of the U.S. Army 79th Division, 310th Field Artillery Regiment in World War I. He fought in the Belleau Wood, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne Forrest Offensives. Dad never shared his war experiences with me, so the following information is from discussions with my oldest brother, Alvin Continue reading
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World War II Experiences of PFC Alvin L. Leisey, Jr – USMC
My name is Alvin L. Leisey, Jr. I was born on May 10, 1923, in Birdsboro PA. to Alvin L. Leisey Sr. And E. Marie Leidenberger Leisey. My father was a sergeant in an artillery company in WWI and served in France. In 1938 we moved to Honey Brook in Chester County, PA. I was Continue reading