 1921 - 1944 (22 years)
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| Name |
Leslie Alvin Manning |
| Born |
1 Nov 1921 |
Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
 Physical Description |
17 Aug 1942 |
Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa County, Georgia [1] |
5'10"
138 lbs. |
| Died |
21 Sep 1944 |
France [2] |
| Cause: KIA |
| Buried |
16 Apr 1949 |
Hensley Cemetery, Hixson, Hamilton County, Tennessee [3, 4] |
| Person ID |
I230 |
Our_Family |
| Last Modified |
7 Apr 2020 |
| Father |
John Robert Manning, b. 3 Sep 1889, Melville, Hamilton County, Tennessee , d. 6 Aug 1968, Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee (Age 78 years) |
| Mother |
Winnie Ellen Hughes, b. 19 Jan 1888, Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee , d. 21 Nov 1977, Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee (Age 89 years) |
| Married |
7 Nov 1918 |
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| Family ID |
F80 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- DEATH: Obituary in the Chattanooga Times 16 April 1949
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| Sources |
- [S34] World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938 - 1946, (Ancestry.Com).
Name: Leslie A Manning
Birth Year: 1921
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Tennessee
State of Residence: Tennessee
County or City: Hamilton
Enlistment Date: 17 Aug 1942
Enlistment State: Georgia
Enlistment City: Fort Oglethorpe
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: 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
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled occupations in manufacture of textiles, n.e.c.
Marital status: Single, with dependents
Height: 70
Weight: 138
- [S14] Obituary, The Chattanooga Times, Saturday, April 16, 1949.
MANNING, PFC LESLEY A.
The remains of Pfc Lesley A. Manning arrived in Chattanooga Tuesday morning. Pvt Manning was killed in action on Sept. 21, 1944 in France. He served with the 134th Infantry. He is survived by his parents, Mr & Mrs Robert Manning of Daisy, Tenn.; three sisters Mrs E. L. Dobbs and Misses Ellen and Lorene Manning all of Daisy. Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon from the Daisy Baptist Church with Rev. W. H. Black and Rev. E. C. Harris conducting. Burial will be in Hensley Cemetery with full military honors furnished by Cherokee Post No. 107, American Legion of Soddy, Tenn. Active pallbearers will be Raymond Whalen, Eugene Whalen, Lewis Reno, Billy Stephenson, James Manning and Clarence Manning. Honorary pallbearers will be Wallace Roberts, Clift Welch, Warren Grant, Dillard Blackburn, A. M. Davidson, Hamilton Poe, Joe Shadwcik, Harry Lewis, Archie Nale, Jess Worley, James Evans and Alvin Price.The body will be taken to the home of his father at 11 o’clock this morning, where it will remain until the hour of service. Arrangements are by the National Funeral Home.
- [S14] Obituary, The Chattanooga Times, Saturday, April 16, 1949.
MANNING, PFC LESLEY A.
The remains of Pfc Lesley A. Manning arrived in Chattanooga Tuesday morning. Pvt Manning was killed in action on Sept. 21, 1944 in France. He served with the 134th Infantry. He is survived by his parents, Mr & Mrs Robert Manning of Daisy, Tenn.; three sisters Mrs E. L. Dobbs and Misses Ellen and Lorene Manning all of Daisy. Funeral services will be held at 2 oâ??clock Sunday afternoon from the Daisy Baptist Church with Rev. W. H. Black and Rev. E. C. Harris conducting. Burial will be in Hensley Cemetery with full military honors furnished by Cherokee Post No. 107, American Legion of Soddy, Tenn. Active pallbearers will be Raymond Whalen, Eugene Whalen, Lewis Reno, Billy Stephenson, James Manning and Clarence Manning. Honorary pallbearers will be Wallace Roberts, Clift Welch, Warren Grant, Dillard Blackburn, A. M. Davidson, Hamilton Poe, Joe Shadwcik, Harry Lewis, Archie Nale, Jess Worley, James Evans and Alvin Price.The body will be taken to the home of his father at 11 o'clock this morning, where it will remain until the hour of service. Arrangements are by the National Funeral Home.
- [S22] Hensley Cemetery Survey, Susan Kendall & Jim Holcomb, (www.hctgs.org).
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