Wright County

 

Leland Ray Buchan

 

 

 

Oliver Bruce "Ollie" and Grave V. Weller Buchan Family - Wright Co.

Leslie A. Buchan was born June 5, 1922. He died May 7, 1981 in Waterloo, IA.

Quartermaster First Class Leslie Buchan served with the U.S. Navy in World War II in the South Pacific aboard the USS Portland, USS APC 23 and USS Higbee.
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Leland Ray “Pee Wee” Buchan was born Nov. 3, 1925. He died May 16, 1995 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.

Petty Officer Leland enlisted in the U.S. Navy in World War II and served in the Asiatic-Pacific, particularly the Philippine Liberation. After his discharge from the Navy, he enlisted in the Air Force and served 25 years.

Sources: “Ordinary Heroes”, by Judge Newt Draheim; ancestry.com