World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leonard Bailess Redding
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lynnville, Tennessee
Honored By
Emily W. & William M. Pruitt
Relationship
Niece & Nephew-in-law
MEMBER OF THE DIXIE DIVISION. FOUGHT IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE AND RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART TWICE. WOUNDED ON NEW GUINEA, SPENT 18 MONTHS IN VETERAN'S HOSPITALS. WAS SENT TO GERMANY AFTER WAR WHERE HE CONTRACTED TUBERCULOSIS. SPENT TIME IN COLORADO MILITARY HOSPITAL TO RECOVER.