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George Gilliford Leslie

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George Gilliford Leslie

Birth
Death
7 Dec 1941 (aged 20)
Burial
West Deer Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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ARNOLD YOUTH DIES IN BATTLE: FIRST PITTSBURGH DISTRICT VICTIM OF JAPS

The Pittsburgh District's first casualty of the war in the Pacific was announced today by the War department.

The parents of Private George G. Leslie, 20, an enlisted man in the U.S. Air Corps, were informed that their son had been killed in the Japanese attack on the Hawaiian Islands.

Private Leslie, who is survived by a brother and two sisters, enlisted in the Air Corps last April and was taking personal management training in Hawaii. He was a graduate of Arnold High School.

Published in The Pittsburgh Press 08 Dec 1941
ARNOLD YOUTH DIES IN BATTLE: FIRST PITTSBURGH DISTRICT VICTIM OF JAPS

The Pittsburgh District's first casualty of the war in the Pacific was announced today by the War department.

The parents of Private George G. Leslie, 20, an enlisted man in the U.S. Air Corps, were informed that their son had been killed in the Japanese attack on the Hawaiian Islands.

Private Leslie, who is survived by a brother and two sisters, enlisted in the Air Corps last April and was taking personal management training in Hawaii. He was a graduate of Arnold High School.

Published in The Pittsburgh Press 08 Dec 1941

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Killed In Action at Pearl Harbor
World War II




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