Leslie Sutherland Birleson

1914 - 1942  (28 years)

• Name	Leslie Sutherland Birleson
  Born	7 Aug 1914	Heworth, Durham, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Education	1928	Muskegon Heights High School, Muskegon Heights, Muskegon, Michigan, USA   [2]
  Occupation	1930  [3]
  	student
  Occupation	9 Apr 1930  [4]
  	clerk, grocery
  Occupation	1932  [3]
  	clerk
  Residence	1932	1001 Reynolds Street, Muskegon Heights, Muskegon, Michigan, USA   [3]
  Residence	1 Apr 1935	Muskegon, Michigan, USA   [5]
  Education	1939	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA   [2]
  Occupation	30 Apr 1940  [5]
  	teacher, public school
  Residence	30 Apr 1940	Osnes Avenue, Maple Grove, Manistee, Michigan, USA   [5]
  Residence	27 Jul 1940	Muskegon Heights, Muskegon, Michigan, USA   [6]
  Residence	16 Oct 1940	Kaleva, Manistee, Michigan, USA   [7]
  Military Service	6 Aug 1941
  	Air Corps, Aviation Cadet, S. No 16033492
  Buried	1942	Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial. Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England
  	Plot D, Row: 2, Grave: 70
  Military Service	31 Mar 1942  [7]
  	USAAF, 2nd Lt
  	transfer from aviation cader, on completion of flying training
  Military Award	17 Nov 1942
  	Purple Heart
  Military Service	17 Nov 1942
  	U.S. Army AF. 341st Bomber Sqdn, 97th Bomber Grp, Heavy. 1st Lt
  _UID	C90A70935836482D8953C30880CCD30EADF3
  Died	17 Nov 1942	North Africa (drowned off the coast of)
  Person ID	I48921	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	20 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	John Robson Birleson,   b. 30 Oct 1879, Gateshead, Durham, England ,   d. Jan 1955, Muskegon, Michigan, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Jane Sutherland,   b. 1882, England ,   d. 1959, Muskegon, Michigan, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Married	Jul 1911	Gateshead, Durham, England   [8]
  Family ID	F18658	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marjorie Katheryn Remole,   b. 25 Feb 1920, Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, USA ,   d. 19 Jan 1989, Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, USA  (Age 68 years)
  Married	25 Apr 1942	Sarasota, Florida, USA
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F18664	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Leslie S Birleson 1942 Plot: D, Row: 2, Grave: 70

  
  

• Sources

  [S439] Birth Index, citing the General Register Office's England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes (Reliability: 3). [S377] Yearbooks (Reliability: 4). [S373] USA City Directory, < (Reliability: 4). [S63] 1930 US Census (Reliability: 4). [S230] 1940 Census USA, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T627 (Reliability: 4). [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 4). [S220] Military Record (Reliability: 4). [S282] Marriage Index (Reliability: 3).