Pottawattamie County

Pvt. Leslie Wayne Wold

 

REPORTS BACK TO CAMP

Pvt. James Miller and Pvt. Wayne Wold have reported to Camp Pendleton, Calif., after spending short furloughs with their parents here. Pvt. Miller is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Miller, 2526 Avenue A, and Pvt. Wold is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wingate, 2528 West Broadway. The marine corps privates were students at Thomas Jefferson high school prior to enlisting and have just completed their basic training at San Diego, Calif.

Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Thursday, August 24, 1944, Page 7

KILLED IN ACTION

Pvt. Leslie Wayne Wold, who enlisted in the marines last April, has been reported killed in action on Iwo Jima, according to a report received by his mother, Mrs. Irenia Wingate, 2528 West Broadway. Receiving his basic training at Oceanside, Calif., Pvt. Wold went overseas in August, 1944. A former employe (sic) of the Union Pacific railroad, he is a graduate of Thomas Jefferson high school.

He is survived by his mother; one brother, Radio Technician 2/c Benjamin Wold, now stationed in the Pacific; and his step-father, William A. Wingate.

Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Thursday, April 05, 1945, Page 5

Body of Leslie Wold Returning
Local Marine Died In Iwo Jima Drive

The body of Pvt. Leslie Wayne Wold, 18, who was killed in action on Iwo Jima in March, 1945, while serving overseas in the U. S. Marine Corps, is enroute to the United States for burial according to notice received by the Cutler Funeral home.

Pvt. Wold is the son of Mrs. Ernie Wingate, Los Angeles, formerly of Council Bluffs.

He was graduated from Thomas Jefferson high school in 1944.

He is also survived by a step-father, Albert Wingate of Los Angeles, and a brother, Benjamin C. Wold of Council Bluffs.

Burial will be in Hillcrest cemetery, Omaha.

Cutler Funeral home in charge.

Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Sunday, March 28, 1948, Page 27