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| ~Source: The Iowa Press
Association's Who's Who in Iowa, a Biographical Record of
Iowa's Leaders in Business, Professional and Public Life;
Pub. by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines, Iowa; 1940 ~transcribed by S. Ferrall for Clayton co. IAGenWeb |
| Leas, Harold Leslie: Machinist & Industrialist, Owner Manufacturing Co; born Rossville, Allamakee Co., Iowa Apr 3, 1895; son of Albertus Leas & Virginia Dunn; educated Rossville, Allamakee Co; married Zeida Deal Nov 18, 1932 Chicago, Ill; daughters: Phyllis Marlene & Karn Lorraine; 1910-22 ptr with brother James Roy Leas in threshing outfit & sawmill, near Rossville; 1922-28 ptr of brother in machine shop, Monona; 1928- owner highway construction business, also mfr stakers & miscellaneous heating equipment, Monona; during World War enl Sept 18, 1917 Waukon, sent ot Camp Dodge, Nov 25 went to Camp Pike with the 312th engrs, Feb 22, 1918 tsfrd to Camp Merrit N.J., overseas Mar 5, 1918 sailed on steamship Manchuria landed in France Mar 20, then to Abbeville & attached to British 5th army, inf unassigned, after action on the front during German Spring offensive in battle of Picardy released from British army, Apr 16 went to Angers for recuperation, tsfrd to Co E 116th engrs US army 41st div, July 19 promoted to rank of corporal, Dec 25, 1918 rec orders to return to US, sailed Jan 10, 1919 from St. Naqaire on steamship Mercury to Hoboken N.J. Jan 21, 1919, then to Camp Merrit, disch Feb 7, 1919 Camp Grant; Amer Legion post 519; Commercial club; AF&AM, Waukon; Scot Rite, Clinton; Presbyterian Ch; hobby: his children; off H. Leslie Leas Co; res Monona. (pg 296) |
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