World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
J. Leland Gourley
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
DRAFTED INTO MILITARY SERVICE AND SERVED DURING THE WAR. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER, IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO), AND PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF TRIER, GERMANY. RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES IN 1946, WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.