Winter 1944:
Leslie was a Forward Observer for the 776th Field Artillery Battalion
which was equipped with 155mm howitzers, as shown here. This
photo was probably taken in Belgium before the Battle of the Bulge.
1945:
Newspaper story about Leslie and
his
brother Edwin.
His dog tags.
[1]
His Purple Heart.
[2]
French and German money he brought back from the war.
[1]
Some of his Army patches.
[1]
A company roster.
[1]
Army passes for Belgium and England.
[1] On the upper-left pass, his organization is listed as Battery B, 776th Field Artillery Battalion.
Unless
otherwise noted, all photos came from Sophia
(Blanchard)
Warner.
Descriptions came from writing on the photo itself or from Sophia.
[1] Courtesy of Diana Warner. Photo taken in June,
2012 by
Matt Young.
[2] Photo taken in December, 2013 by Matt Young.
Newspaper story about Leslie and
his
brother Edwin.
[1]
[2]
[1]
[1]
[1]
[1] On the upper-left pass, his organization is listed as Battery B, 776th Field Artillery Battalion.
