Leo Harris

1915 -

• Name	Leo Harris  [1, 2]
  Birth	16 May 1915	California, Missouri   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Overland Park, Johnson County, KS, Mount Calvary Cemetary   [1, 2]
  Origins
  Person ID	I4660	1665 GOUGH/GOFF (US-MD-STM/US-VA-LOU) I-Y6902-A
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2023

  
  

  Family	Mary Girten,   b. 2 Sep 1916   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	St Thomas, Armourdale, Kansas City, Kansas   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Linda May Harris   2. Elizabeth Ann Harris   3. Sandra Lee Harris   4. Susan Beatrice Harris   5. Jean Marie Harris
  Family ID	F1644	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2023

  
  

• Notes

  [george benjamin gough.FTW] A veteran of World War II, Leo was commander of the American Legion Post of Armourdale during the 1950s and State Commander of the American Legion sometime after that. His wife Mary recalls that he dropped out of school in the '30s to join the CCC, Civilian Conservation Corps, a federal program started by President Roosevelt to help with the unemployement of the depression. He worked in various camps for two years and then came home and finished high school.[Girten, Charles, 1819.FTW] A veteran of World War II, Leo was commander of the American Legion Post of Armourdale during the 1950s and State Commander of the American Legion sometime after that. His wife Mary recalls that he dropped out of school in the '30s to join the CCC, Civilian Conservation Corps, a federal program started by President Roosevelt to help with the unemployement of the depression. He worked in various camps for two years and then came home and finished high school.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4178] george benjamin gough.FTW. Date of Import: Sep 25, 2002 [S4186] Girten, Charles, 1819.FTW. Date of Import: Oct 18, 2002