Leslie W. Beavers
NAME: Leslie W. Beavers
ASN: 15107413
PLACE OF BIRTH: ????, OH
DATE OF BIRTH: ?? ??? 1923
DATES OF SERVICE: 15 Aug 1942 - 19 Feb 1944
UNIT ASSIGNED: 509th PIB
CAMPAIGNS: Naples-Foggia
AWARDS: Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge with Combat Jump Star, Purple Heart Medal
SUMMARY OF SERVICE:
15 Aug 1942 - Enlisted at Ft Benjamin Harrison, IN - NARA Enlistment Record
| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 15107413 | 15107413 |
| NAME | BEAVERS#LESLIE#W######## | BEAVERS#LESLIE#W######## |
| RESIDENCE: STATE | 53 | OHIO |
| RESIDENCE: COUNTY | 095 | LUCAS |
| PLACE OF ENLISTMENT | 5124 | FT BENJAMIN HARRISON INDIANA |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY | 15 | 15 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH | 08 | 08 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR | 42 | 42 |
| GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION | PVT# | Private |
| GRADE: CODE | 8 | Private |
| BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION | SC# | Signal Corps |
| BRANCH: CODE | 90 | Signal Corps |
| FIELD USE AS DESIRED | # | # |
| TERM OF ENLISTMENT | 5 | Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law |
| LONGEVITY | ### | ### |
| SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL | 0 | Civil Life |
| NATIVITY | 48 | TENNESSEE |
| YEAR OF BIRTH | 23 | 23 |
| RACE AND CITIZENSHIP | 1 | White, citizen |
| EDUCATION | 3 | 3 years of high school |
| CIVILIAN OCCUPATION | 558 | Skilled meatcutters, except in slaughtering and packing houses |
| MARITAL STATUS | 6 | Single, without dependents |
| COMPONENT OF THE ARMY | 6 | Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of the United States under Army Regulations 605-10 |
| CARD NUMBER | # | # |
| BOX NUMBER | 0185 | 0185 |
| FILM REEL NUMBER | 2.42# | 2.42# |
14 Sep 1943 - T-5 Leslie W. Beavers 15107413 2nd BN 509th PIR Participated in Operation GIANT III The airborne invasion of Avellino, Italy
22 Jan 1944 - T-5 Leslie W. Beavers 15107413 2nd BN 509th PIR Participated in operation SHINGLE the amphibious invasion of Anzio, Italy
19 Feb 1944 - T5 Leslie W. Beavers 15107413 509th PIB Toledo, OH Plot I Row 8 Grave 36 Sicily-Rome Am Cem, Nettuno, Italy
19 Feb 1944 - Awarded Purple Heart Medal
Listed on page 386 in the book Stand in the Door by Charles H. Doyle and Terrell Stewart
LESLIE W. BEAVERS
TEC 5 509 PRCHT INF BN
OHIO FEB 19 1944