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Leon Parker Ainsworth

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Leon Parker Ainsworth Veteran

Birth
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
Death
6 Apr 2019 (aged 96)
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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Leon Parker Ainsworth
February 3, 1923 - April 6, 2019

Leon Parker Ainsworth 96, of Cape Girardeau Missouri passed away April 6, 2019, at Chateau Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born February 3, 1923 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri son of James Albert and Cora Mae Parker Ainsworth. He and Allene Edna Siemers were married January 30, 1944 at Trinity Lutheran Church by Reverend F.H. Melzer. Leon was confirmed and received membership into Trinity Lutheran Church by Reverend F.H. Melzer on April 17, 1947.

Leon was inducted into the Army Air Force to serve in WW II on January 13, 1943 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. He was honorably discharged on February 19, 1946. Leon later joined the US Naval Reserve on May 23, 1947 and was placed on active duty August 10, 1950 and assigned to Great Lakes Illinois. He was later assigned to serve on the USS Leyte during the Korean Conflict. Leon was released from active duty October 9, 1951 and received his honorable discharge on May 22, 1952.

He was preceded in death by a brother, James Albert Ainsworth Jr. and by a granddaughter, Monica Popp.
Leon Parker Ainsworth
February 3, 1923 - April 6, 2019

Leon Parker Ainsworth 96, of Cape Girardeau Missouri passed away April 6, 2019, at Chateau Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born February 3, 1923 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri son of James Albert and Cora Mae Parker Ainsworth. He and Allene Edna Siemers were married January 30, 1944 at Trinity Lutheran Church by Reverend F.H. Melzer. Leon was confirmed and received membership into Trinity Lutheran Church by Reverend F.H. Melzer on April 17, 1947.

Leon was inducted into the Army Air Force to serve in WW II on January 13, 1943 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. He was honorably discharged on February 19, 1946. Leon later joined the US Naval Reserve on May 23, 1947 and was placed on active duty August 10, 1950 and assigned to Great Lakes Illinois. He was later assigned to serve on the USS Leyte during the Korean Conflict. Leon was released from active duty October 9, 1951 and received his honorable discharge on May 22, 1952.

He was preceded in death by a brother, James Albert Ainsworth Jr. and by a granddaughter, Monica Popp.


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