Individual Details

Leslie Richard HUMISTON

(12 Dec 1920 - 14 Jan 1952)

Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic Humiston was a member of the U.S. Navy serving in Korea. He died of other causes on January 14, 1952. Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic Humiston was awarded, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.

Events

Birth12 Dec 1920Iowa, United States
MilitaryFrom 27 Oct 1950 to 14 Jan 1952Aviation Structural Mechanic Chief, U.S. Navy
Death14 Jan 1952Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan
Burial27 Feb 1952Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States
MarriageArtel

Families

SpouseArtel ( - )
FatherRichard Thomas HUMISTON (1898 - 1986)
MotherEva Ellen TAYLOR (1900 - 1982)
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Notes

Birth

Age 4 in 1925

Death

Killed in Atsugi, Japan during the Korean War. Casualty type: Accident. He was an chief aviation mechanic for the U.S. Navy.

Burial

Section N, lot 117

1925 Iowa Census: Leslie Humiston, age 4

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Endnotes

1. Richard Humiston and family, Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, , population, , Cerro Gordo, Mason City Ward 4, images 62-63, lines 37-39; digital images, Ancestry.com, http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1084.

2. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 21 November 2013), Leslie R. Humiston, memorial #3408173.

3. "U.S., Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957," database online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1033 : accessed 21 November 2013), Leslie Richard T. Humiston; National Archives and Records Administration; Casualty type: Accident.

4. "WWI, WWII, and Korea Casualty Listings," database online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8853 : accessed 21 November 2013), Leslie Richard Humiston; American Battle Monuments Commission; Korean War Veterans Honor Roll.

5. "U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962," digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 21 November 2013), Leslie Richard Taylor Humiston; he National Archives at College Park, College Park, Maryland; H, Hulsebus, William L.-Humphrey, Ruth B., image 467.

6. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 21 November 2013), Leslie R. Humiston, memorial #3408173.

7. "U.S., Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957," database online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1033 : accessed 21 November 2013), Leslie Richard T. Humiston; National Archives and Records Administration; Casualty type: Accident.

8. "U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962," digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 21 November 2013), Leslie Richard Taylor Humiston; he National Archives at College Park, College Park, Maryland; H, Hulsebus, William L.-Humphrey, Ruth B., image 467.

9. "California, San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records, 1895-1985," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2118 : accessed 21 November 2013), Leslie Richard Taylor Humiston; Researchity; San Francisco, California; Halsted and Company, 1952, January, image 130.

10. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 21 November 2013), Leslie R. Humiston, memorial #3408173.

11. "U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962," digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 21 November 2013), Leslie Richard Taylor Humiston; he National Archives at College Park, College Park, Maryland; H, Hulsebus, William L.-Humphrey, Ruth B., image 467.