Fuller, Leon W. Sgt

• Name	Fuller, Leon W.
  Suffix	Sgt
  Gender	Male
  _MILT	29 Oct 1941  [1]
  	Air Corps Sgt. Leon Fuller was inducted into the Air Corps on Oct. 29, 1941 and received his basic training at Keesler Field, MS. Promoted to Sgt. in 1942, he was transferred to Camp Kearnes, Utah, in April 1944.
  	20210226HAv- World War II Veterans from the Shinglehouse, PA area From the Military Scrapbook of Robert Lockwood (1939 - 1999) Submitted By Jesse Lockwood - Transcribed by Frankie Stonemetz (Veterans Index) Austin, Russell R. Blauvelt, Daryl Buchanan, Welcome H. Bump, William H., Jr. Easton, Alfred E., Sr. Fuller, Dean E. Fuller, Ken Fuller, Leon W. Fuller, Victor P.. Gross, Robert Knight, Lawrence W. McDonald, James H. Smith, Deforest, A. Jr. Smith, Ray H. Springer, Bea (Buchanan) Springer, Glenn Thielges, Dale L. Weeks, Ellen (Thielges) Weeks, Carl A. Wisel, Edward F. Wisel, Edwin F. Wisel, Grant G. S|Sgt. Daryl Blauvelt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Blauvelt of Shinglehouse, was inducted in the U.S.Army on May 15, 1941, being one of the first Pearl Harbor Draftees. He received his basic training at ?? Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md., and further training at Fort Bragg, NC, and Auburndale, Mass. At Camp Phillips, KS, he was advanced to Staff Sgt. He went on maneuvers at Camp Forrest, Tenn., and is now seeing action overseas. Pvt. Robert Gross, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Gross of Shinglehouse, was inducted into the U.S.Army on April 6, 1943. He received training at Camp Robinson, AR, later leaving for overseas duty in the Quartermasters Corps in the Fifth Army. He was in the North Africa and Italian Campaigns. Deforest A. Smith Jr., and Ray H. Smith, both First Lieutenants, are sons of Mr. and Mrs. Deforest A. Smith, Sr.of Shinglehouse. 1st Lt. Deforest A. Smith, Jr. enlisted in the U.S.Army during the summer of 1942, and received his basic training at Fort Bragg, NC. He was transferred to Fort Sill, Okla., where he entered the Battery Officer course. Lt. Smith who has been in Italy with the Fifth Army since March, 1944, was fortunate enough to visit a number of the places of Historical and artistic renown. . 1st Lt. Ray H. Smith was commissioned at Fort Sill, OK, on Sept. 16, 1943, and received a battlefield promotion to First Lieutenant on Oct. 17, 1944, in France. Reconnaissance officer of an armored artillery battery of the Third Army, he was awarded the silver star in France on November 14, 1944. _________________ Wisel Brothers in Three Theaters --Italy, Burma and France Edward F. Wisel Grant G. Wisel Edwin F. Wisel Grant Wisel and twins Edward and Edwin, all sons of Mr. and Mrs. George Wisel of Shinglehouse Cpls. Edwin and Edward Wisel, twin brothers, were both inducted on Dec. 4, 1942, but were separated at the New Cumberland Induction Center. At first one was at Camp Van Adorn and the other at Keesler Field, Miss. Later they were both at Fort Francis E. Warren, Wyo., but not at the same time. Cpl. Edward Wisel received his basic training in Field Artillery at Camp Van Dorn, MS. He received further training at Camp Maxey, Texas, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and Fort Francis E. Warren, Wyoming. He was sent overseas in October, 1944, and is now in Burma. Sgt. Grant Wisel, older brother of the twins, was inducted into the US Army on Jan. 4, 1943. He received his basic training in the Quartermaster Corps at Camp Lee, VA, where he later became instructor. He received further training in Atlanta, GA, Moore General Hospital in Swannanoa, NC, Fort Lewis, WA, and Camp How??, TX. Going overseas the first ??April, 1945, he is in Germany. Cpl. Edwin Wisel received his basic training at Keesler Field, MS. He received further training at Fort Francis E. Warren, WY. and at DeRidder Army Air Base, LA. He was changed from the n??ical corps and trained as a turret gunner at Topeka, KS, turret gunner at Tyndall Field, FL, Casper, WY, and Topeka, KS. With his crew he went overseas in March, 1945. _____________ Fuller Brothers are serving Uncle Sam - Sons of Fred and Alta (Healy) Fuller of Eleven Mile Valley Dean E. Fuller Ken Fuller Sgt. Leon W. Fuller PFC Victor P. Fuller (all from Al Easton, Jr.) Dean Fuller served in the U. S. Air Force. Although this picture is not part of the Lockwood collection, it is placed with his brothers in the Shinglehouse collection, even though no clipping information is available to accompany it. Ken Fuller seved in the U. S. Navy. Although this picture is not part of the Lockwood collection, it is placed with his brothers in the Shinglehouse collection, even though no clipping information is available to accompany it. Sgt. Leon Fuller was inducted into the Air Corps on Oct. 29, 1941 and received his basic training at Keesler Field, MS. Promoted to Sgt. in 1942, he was transferred to Camp Kearnes, Utah, in April 1944. This photo was taken in 1944 when Leon was 23 years old. PFC Victor Fuller was inducted into the US Army on Jan. 26, 1942, and received his basic training at Fort Bragg, NC, in the Field Artillery. He received further training at Fredericksburg, MD, Fort Sill, OK, where he became PFC, and Camp Chaffee, Ark. He was sent to England in August 1944. End of the Lockwood Collection
  World War II	Apr 1944  [1]
  	age 23 Air Corps Promoted to Sgt. in 1942, he was transferred to Camp Kearnes, Utah, in April 1944.
  	20210226HAv- World War II Veterans from the Shinglehouse, PA area From the Military Scrapbook of Robert Lockwood (1939 - 1999) Submitted By Jesse Lockwood - Transcribed by Frankie Stonemetz (Veterans Index) Austin, Russell R. Blauvelt, Daryl Buchanan, Welcome H. Bump, William H., Jr. Easton, Alfred E., Sr. Fuller, Dean E. Fuller, Ken Fuller, Leon W. Fuller, Victor P.. Gross, Robert Knight, Lawrence W. McDonald, James H. Smith, Deforest, A. Jr. Smith, Ray H. Springer, Bea (Buchanan) Springer, Glenn Thielges, Dale L. Weeks, Ellen (Thielges) Weeks, Carl A. Wisel, Edward F. Wisel, Edwin F. Wisel, Grant G. S|Sgt. Daryl Blauvelt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Blauvelt of Shinglehouse, was inducted in the U.S.Army on May 15, 1941, being one of the first Pearl Harbor Draftees. He received his basic training at ?? Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md., and further training at Fort Bragg, NC, and Auburndale, Mass. At Camp Phillips, KS, he was advanced to Staff Sgt. He went on maneuvers at Camp Forrest, Tenn., and is now seeing action overseas. Pvt. Robert Gross, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Gross of Shinglehouse, was inducted into the U.S.Army on April 6, 1943. He received training at Camp Robinson, AR, later leaving for overseas duty in the Quartermasters Corps in the Fifth Army. He was in the North Africa and Italian Campaigns. Deforest A. Smith Jr., and Ray H. Smith, both First Lieutenants, are sons of Mr. and Mrs. Deforest A. Smith, Sr.of Shinglehouse. 1st Lt. Deforest A. Smith, Jr. enlisted in the U.S.Army during the summer of 1942, and received his basic training at Fort Bragg, NC. He was transferred to Fort Sill, Okla., where he entered the Battery Officer course. Lt. Smith who has been in Italy with the Fifth Army since March, 1944, was fortunate enough to visit a number of the places of Historical and artistic renown. . 1st Lt. Ray H. Smith was commissioned at Fort Sill, OK, on Sept. 16, 1943, and received a battlefield promotion to First Lieutenant on Oct. 17, 1944, in France. Reconnaissance officer of an armored artillery battery of the Third Army, he was awarded the silver star in France on November 14, 1944. _________________ Wisel Brothers in Three Theaters --Italy, Burma and France Edward F. Wisel Grant G. Wisel Edwin F. Wisel Grant Wisel and twins Edward and Edwin, all sons of Mr. and Mrs. George Wisel of Shinglehouse Cpls. Edwin and Edward Wisel, twin brothers, were both inducted on Dec. 4, 1942, but were separated at the New Cumberland Induction Center. At first one was at Camp Van Adorn and the other at Keesler Field, Miss. Later they were both at Fort Francis E. Warren, Wyo., but not at the same time. Cpl. Edward Wisel received his basic training in Field Artillery at Camp Van Dorn, MS. He received further training at Camp Maxey, Texas, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and Fort Francis E. Warren, Wyoming. He was sent overseas in October, 1944, and is now in Burma. Sgt. Grant Wisel, older brother of the twins, was inducted into the US Army on Jan. 4, 1943. He received his basic training in the Quartermaster Corps at Camp Lee, VA, where he later became instructor. He received further training in Atlanta, GA, Moore General Hospital in Swannanoa, NC, Fort Lewis, WA, and Camp How??, TX. Going overseas the first ??April, 1945, he is in Germany. Cpl. Edwin Wisel received his basic training at Keesler Field, MS. He received further training at Fort Francis E. Warren, WY. and at DeRidder Army Air Base, LA. He was changed from the n??ical corps and trained as a turret gunner at Topeka, KS, turret gunner at Tyndall Field, FL, Casper, WY, and Topeka, KS. With his crew he went overseas in March, 1945. _____________ Fuller Brothers are serving Uncle Sam - Sons of Fred and Alta (Healy) Fuller of Eleven Mile Valley Dean E. Fuller Ken Fuller Sgt. Leon W. Fuller PFC Victor P. Fuller (all from Al Easton, Jr.) Dean Fuller served in the U. S. Air Force. Although this picture is not part of the Lockwood collection, it is placed with his brothers in the Shinglehouse collection, even though no clipping information is available to accompany it. Ken Fuller seved in the U. S. Navy. Although this picture is not part of the Lockwood collection, it is placed with his brothers in the Shinglehouse collection, even though no clipping information is available to accompany it. Sgt. Leon Fuller was inducted into the Air Corps on Oct. 29, 1941 and received his basic training at Keesler Field, MS. Promoted to Sgt. in 1942, he was transferred to Camp Kearnes, Utah, in April 1944. This photo was taken in 1944 when Leon was 23 years old. PFC Victor Fuller was inducted into the US Army on Jan. 26, 1942, and received his basic training at Fort Bragg, NC, in the Field Artillery. He received further training at Fredericksburg, MD, Fort Sill, OK, where he became PFC, and Camp Chaffee, Ark. He was sent to England in August 1944. End of the Lockwood Collection
  Person ID	I85026	WetzelAncestry

  
  

  Father	Fuller, Fred
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Healy, Alta G,   b. 26 Aug 1898, Colesburg, Allegany, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1986, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  residence jt	Millport, Sharon, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
  	of Eleven Mile Valley
  Family ID	F35320	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Fuller, Leon USArmyAirCorps WWII_FullerLeon.jpg 20210226HAv- World War II Veterans from the Shinglehouse, PA area From the Military Scrapbook of Robert Lockwood (1939 - 1999) Submitted By Jesse Lockwood - Transcribed by Frankie Stonemetz (Veterans Index) Austin, Russell R. Blauvelt, Daryl Buchanan, Welcome H. Bump, William H., Jr. Easton, Alfred E., Sr. Fuller, Dean E. Fuller, Ken Fuller, Leon…

  
  

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  [S2532] paintedhills.org WWII Potter Vets, World War II Veterans from Shinglehouse area - Fuller Brothers are serving Uncle Sam - Sons of Fred and Alta (Healy) Fuller of Eleven Mile ValleyMilitary Scrapbook of Robert Lockwood (1939 - 1999)Submitted By Jesse Lockwood - Transcribed by Frankie Stonemetz. Fuller bros (1) fact 20210226HAv- 20210226HAv- World War II Veterans from the Shinglehouse, PA area From the Military Scrapbook of Robert Lockwood (1939 - 1999) Submitted By Jesse Lockwood - Transcribed by Frankie Stonemetz (Veterans Index) Austin, Russell R. Blauvelt, Daryl Buchanan, Welcome H. Bump, William H., Jr. Easton, Alfred E., Sr. Fuller, Dean E. Fuller, Ken Fuller, Leon W. Fuller, Victor P.. Gross, Robert Knight, Lawrence W. McDonald, James H. Smith, Deforest, A. Jr. Smith, Ray H. Springer, Bea (Buchanan) Springer, Glenn Thielges, Dale L. Weeks, Ellen (Thielges) Weeks, Carl A. Wisel, Edward F. Wisel, Edwin F. Wisel, Grant G. S|Sgt. Daryl Blauvelt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Blauvelt of Shinglehouse, was inducted in the U.S.Army on May 15, 1941, being one of the first Pearl Harbor Draftees. He received his basic training at ?? Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md., and further training at Fort Bragg, NC, and Auburndale, Mass. At Camp Phillips, KS, he was advanced to Staff Sgt. He went on maneuvers at Camp Forrest, Tenn., and is now seeing action overseas. Pvt. Robert Gross, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Gross of Shinglehouse, was inducted into the U.S.Army on April 6, 1943. He received training at Camp Robinson, AR, later leaving for overseas duty in the Quartermasters Corps in the Fifth Army. He was in the North Africa and Italian Campaigns. Deforest A. Smith Jr., and Ray H. Smith, both First Lieutenants, are sons of Mr. and Mrs. Deforest A. Smith, Sr.of Shinglehouse. 1st Lt. Deforest A. Smith, Jr. enlisted in the U.S.Army during the summer of 1942, and received his basic training at Fort Bragg, NC. He was transferred to Fort Sill, Okla., where he entered the Battery Officer course. Lt. Smith who has been in Italy with the Fifth Army since March, 1944, was fortunate enough to visit a number of the places of Historical and artistic renown. . 1st Lt. Ray H. Smith was commissioned at Fort Sill, OK, on Sept. 16, 1943, and received a battlefield promotion to First Lieutenant on Oct. 17, 1944, in France. Reconnaissance officer of an armored artillery battery of the Third Army, he was awarded the silver star in France on November 14, 1944. _________________ Wisel Brothers in Three Theaters --Italy, Burma and France Edward F. Wisel Grant G. Wisel Edwin F. Wisel Grant Wisel and twins Edward and Edwin, all sons of Mr. and Mrs. George Wisel of Shinglehouse Cpls. Edwin and Edward Wisel, twin brothers, were both inducted on Dec. 4, 1942, but were separated at the New Cumberland Induction Center. At first one was at Camp Van Adorn and the other at Keesler Field, Miss. Later they were both at Fort Francis E. Warren, Wyo., but not at the same time. Cpl. Edward Wisel received his basic training in Field Artillery at Camp Van Dorn, MS. He received further training at Camp Maxey, Texas, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and Fort Francis E. Warren, Wyoming. He was sent overseas in October, 1944, and is now in Burma. Sgt. Grant Wisel, older brother of the twins, was inducted into the US Army on Jan. 4, 1943. He received his basic training in the Quartermaster Corps at Camp Lee, VA, where he later became instructor. He received further training in Atlanta, GA, Moore General Hospital in Swannanoa, NC, Fort Lewis, WA, and Camp How??, TX. Going overseas the first ??April, 1945, he is in Germany. Cpl. Edwin Wisel received his basic training at Keesler Field, MS. He received further training at Fort Francis E. Warren, WY. and at DeRidder Army Air Base, LA. He was changed from the n??ical corps and trained as a turret gunner at Topeka, KS, turret gunner at Tyndall Field, FL, Casper, WY, and Topeka, KS. With his crew he went overseas in March, 1945. _____________ Fuller Brothers are serving Uncle Sam - Sons of Fred and Alta (Healy) Fuller of Eleven Mile Valley Dean E. Fuller Ken Fuller Sgt. Leon W. Fuller PFC Victor P. Fuller (all from Al Easton, Jr.) Dean Fuller served in the U. S. Air Force. Although this picture is not part of the Lockwood collection, it is placed with his brothers in the Shinglehouse collection, even though no clipping information is available to accompany it. Ken Fuller seved in the U. S. Navy. Although this picture is not part of the Lockwood collection, it is placed with his brothers in the Shinglehouse collection, even though no clipping information is available to accompany it. Sgt. Leon Fuller was inducted into the Air Corps on Oct. 29, 1941 and received his basic training at Keesler Field, MS. Promoted to Sgt. in 1942, he was transferred to Camp Kearnes, Utah, in April 1944. This photo was taken in 1944 when Leon was 23 years old. PFC Victor Fuller was inducted into the US Army on Jan. 26, 1942, and received his basic training at Fort Bragg, NC, in the Field Artillery. He received further training at Fredericksburg, MD, Fort Sill, OK, where he became PFC, and Camp Chaffee, Ark. He was sent to England in August 1944. End of the Lockwood Collection Fuller, Dan USAF WWII_FullerDean.jpg 20210226HAv- World War II Veterans from the Shinglehouse, PA area From the Military Scrapbook of Robert Lockwood (1939 - 1999) Submitted By Jesse Lockwood - Transcribed by Frankie Stonemetz (Veterans Index) Austin, Russell R. Blauvelt, Daryl Buchanan, Welcome H. Bump, William H., Jr. Easton, Alfred E., Sr. Fuller, Dean E. Fuller, Ken Fuller, Leon… At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. Fuller, Ken USN WWII_FullerKen.jpg 20210226HAv- World War II Veterans from the Shinglehouse, PA area From the Military Scrapbook of Robert Lockwood (1939 - 1999) Submitted By Jesse Lockwood - Transcribed by Frankie Stonemetz (Veterans Index) Austin, Russell R. Blauvelt, Daryl Buchanan, Welcome H. Bump, William H., Jr. Easton, Alfred E., Sr. Fuller, Dean E. Fuller, Ken Fuller, Leon… Fuller, Leon USArmyAirCorps WWII_FullerLeon.jpg 20210226HAv- World War II Veterans from the Shinglehouse, PA area From the Military Scrapbook of Robert Lockwood (1939 - 1999) Submitted By Jesse Lockwood - Transcribed by Frankie Stonemetz (Veterans Index) Austin, Russell R. Blauvelt, Daryl Buchanan, Welcome H. Bump, William H., Jr. Easton, Alfred E., Sr. Fuller, Dean E. Fuller, Ken Fuller, Leon…

  
  

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TNG ID: I85026