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William R. Lawley, Jr., U.S. Army Air Forces, Medal of Honor recipient, World War II; Harry Lee, former Canadian Football League player; Mark Martin, cartoonist; Alford L. McLaughlin, U.S. Marine Corps, Medal of Honor recipient, Korean War; Harry Walker, Major League Baseball player and manager, two-time All Star and 1947 NL batting champion
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May 11, 2023 · World War II and Alabama. World War II and its aftermath changed the face of American culture, and this was equally true in Alabama. The state had already begun its recovery after the Great Depression, but the war brought major industrial expansion, dramatic population shifts, and new opportunities in the workforce for African Americans and women.
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Fascinating Facts on Leeds in WW2. Air Raid Precaution (APR): The Council set up 132 APR posts, 60 training centres and over 7,000 APR Wardens in Leeds. Their jobs were to protect people and buildings across Leeds from the impact of Air Raids. Medical Care: First Aid posts were set up across Leeds.
Leeds suffered several serious bombing raids during the course of the Second World War. A lot of local people were affected when their homes were damaged. The house pictured below was bombed in April 1941, and the blast completely destroyed one side of it.
Jan 14, 2021 · Leeds was once home to three Ancient Egyptian mummies, one of which was Priest Natsef-Amun. They’d been in Leeds since 1824, but were damaged during a German bomb strike on the old Leeds Museum in the Second World War.
Born in 1920 in Leeds, Alabama, Lawley graduated from high school in his hometown in 1938. Military career. Lawley joined the Army Air Forces from Birmingham, Alabama in April 1942, and earned his wings and commission at Altus, Oklahoma, in April 1943. World War II 305th BG B-17
Nov 11, 2017 · Leeds’ other Medal of Honor recipient was another World War II hero, Henry “Red” Erwin, a radio operator with the 52 nd Bombardment Squadron. Erwin was aboard a B29 airplane headed to attack a...
