World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leslie James Colley
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Tampa, Florida
Honored By
Leslie James Colley
SERVED IN THE AMPHIBIOUS FORCES ON AN LCM. STATIONED IN ENGLAND. TOOK PART IN THE NORMANDY INVASION. FROM THERE, WENT BACK TO A REST CAMP IN ENGLAND, PICKED UP A SHIP IN NEW YORK TO GO TO THE PACIFIC, WHERE HE MADE THE OKINAWA INVASION. ALSO MADE 3 LANDINGS IN CHINA AND 1 IN KOREA. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE STAR, CHINA SERVICE MEDAL, ASIA OCCUPATIONAL SERVICE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.