Woodbury County

 
Pvt. Leo Manzer

 

 

 

 



3 Sons, Son-In-Law Of This Sioux City Couple in Service


Three sons and a son-in-law in service is the record of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Manzer, 119 W. Third Street.

The eldest son, Private Leo Manzer, is stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Corporal Robert Manzer is stationed at Lowry field, Colorado, and the youngest son, William L. Manzer, 18, is spending a leave with his parents after completing boot training at Farragut, Idaho.

The son-in-law, Private First Class Vernon Fleck, also is stationed at Fort Leavenworth.

Source: The Sioux City Journal, December 24, 1943

Leo Ellsworth Manzer was born Jan. 1, 1917 to Lawrence E. and Lucy Belle Hay Manzer. He died Jun3 4, 1997 and is buried in Floyd Cemetery, Sioux City, IA.

Sgt. Manzer served in World War II with the U.S. Army.

Source: ancestry.com