Leland Theodore Grubbs

1921 - 1987  (65 years)

• Name	Leland Theodore Grubbs  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Alt. Birth	27 Oct 1919	East Hickory, Forest County, Pennsylvania   [2]
  This is the birthdate he used on his SS-5 application for a social security number, but it's not consistent with other records.
  Birth	27 Oct 1921	East Hickory, Forest County, Pennsylvania   [1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  1930 U.S. Census -- Household	Apr 1930	East Hickory, Forest County, Pennsylvania   [11]
  Ora Allen Grubbs
  R     S                                  S A     M Age                                  E C     W 1st  Place of Birth Names                   Relation X E Age D Mar  Pers Fthr Mthr  Occupation Grubbs, Allen O.        Head     M W  44 M  19   PA   PA   PA   Farm Labor Grubbs, Grace N.        Wife     F W  45 M  20   PA   GER  US Grubbs, Evelyn R.       Daughter F W  16 S       PA   PA   PA   Farm Labor Grubbs, Glen S.         Son      M W  19 S       PA   PA   PA Grubbs, Leland P.       Son      M W   7 S       PA   PA   PA Grubbs, Donald R.       Son      M W   5 S       PA   PA   PA Grubbs, Wilda G.        Daughter F W 10/12 S     PA   PA   PA
  1940 U.S. Census -- Household	Apr 1940	East Hickory, Forest County, Pennsylvania   [12]
  Ora Allen Grubbs
  Not Given                              F             R       S S  E      C            F                       O          A           S A       M C  D      I            A                    /          R           E C       D H  U      T    1935    R  Names             R   Value  M  Relation X E  Age  W L  C  POB Z  Residence M  Grubbs, Allen O   O   $1000  N  Head     M W   54  M N  8   PA    Same House Grubbs, Grace M*                Wife     F W   55  M N  8   PA    Same House Grubbs, Leland T                Son      M W   18  S Y  H3  PA    Same House Grubbs, Donald R                Son      M W   15  S Y  7   PA    Same House Grubbs, Wilda A                 Daugh    F W   10  S Y  4   PA    Same House                                                       C  W          O  F                   P P S   T                           L  E          T  S                   R U E J Y H  W                      A  E          R  C                   I B E O P R  K                      S  K  1939    I  H                   V L K B E S  S  Occupation Industry S  S  Earned  N  D Grubbs, Allen     Y            48 Foreman    Tannery  BW 52 $1560   N
  Military Service	Between Jun 1940 and Nov 1945  [7]
  Leland Grubbs, Compiled Military Record (private, U.S. Army, 3553rd Ord MAM Co., 1940-1945). Leland Grubbs, Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge (private, U.S. Army, 3553rd Ord MAM Co., 1940-1945). ENLISTED RECORD AND REPORT OF SEPARATION HONORABLE DISCHARGE Name:  Grubbs, Leland T. Army Serial No.:  7 025 854 Grade:  Tec 5 Arm or Service:  Ord Dept Component:  RA Organization:  3553rd Ord MAM Co Date of Separation:  7 Nov 45 Place of Separation:  Sep Cen Camp Beale Calif Permanent Address for Mailing Purposes:  Rt 1 Box 15 Calistoga Napa Co Calif Date of Birth:  27 Oct 21 Place of Birth:  East Hickory Pa Address From Which Employment Will Be Sought:  Sec 9 [Calistoga CA address] Color Eyes:  Grey Color Hair:  Brown Height:  5'9" Weight:  165 No. Depend:  1 Race:  White Marital Status:  Married U.S. Citizen:  Yes Civilian Occupation and No.:  Laborer General 9-64.65 MILITARY HISTORY Date of Induction:  [none] Date of Enlistment:  1 Jun 40 Date of Entry Into Active Service:  1 Jun 40 Place of Entry into Service:  Oil City Pa Selective Service Data Registered:  No Home Address at Time of Entry into Service:  East Hickory Pa Military Occupational Specialty and No.:  Electrician Automotive 912 Military Qualification and Date:  Marksman Carbine 13 Apr 44 Battles and Campaigns:  None Decorations and Citations:      Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal      American Defense Service Medal      World War II Victory Medal      TWX WD 23 Oct 45      Good Conduct Medal      American Campaign Medal Wounds Received in Action:  None Latest Immunization Dates Smallpox:  Apr 45 Typhoid:  Nov 44 Tetanus:  Jan 44 Other:  Typhus May 45 Total Length of Service Continental Service:  4 years 11 months 28 days Foreign Service:  0 years 4 months 29 days Highest Grade Held:  Tec 5 Service Outside Continental U.S. and Return Date of Departure:  4 Jun 45 Destination:  Asiatic Pacific Theater Date of Arrival:  11 Jun 45 Date of Departure:  27 Oct 45 Destination:  USA Date of Arrival:  2 Nov 45 Prior Service:  None Reason and Authority for Separation:  Convenience of the Government RR1-1 (Demobilization) AR 6115-365 15 Dec 44 Service Schools Attended:  None Education Grammar:  8 High School:  4 College:  0 Pay Data Longevity for Pay Purposes:  4 years 11 months 28 days Mustering Out Pay:  Total $300  This Payment $100 Soldier Deposits:  None Travel Pay:  [handwritten entry illegible] Total Amount:  [handwritten entry illegible] Name of Disbursing Officer:  W.L. Viers Capt FD Insurance Notice Important:  If premium is not paid when due or within thirty-one days thereafter, insurance will lapse.  Make checks or money orders payable to the treasurer of the U.S. and forward to collections subdivision, Veterans Administration, Washington 25, D.C. Kind of Insurance:  Nat. Serv. How Paid:  Allotment Effective Date of Allotment Discontinuance:  31 Oct 45 Date of Next Premium Due (One Month after 50):  30 Nov 45 Premium Due Each Month:  $6.60 Intention of Veteran to:  Continue [right thumb print] Remarks (This space for completion of above items or entry of other items specified in W.D. Directives):  Lapel Button Issues, ASR Score (2 Sep 45) 63, 11 Days lost AW 107 Signature of Person Being Separated:  [signed] Leland T. Grubbs Personnel Officer:  P.M. Livingston 1st Lt WAC [signature] P.M. Livingston
  Court-Martial	6 Apr 1943	National Guard Arsenal, Papago Park Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona   [7]
  	AWOL
  	He was charged with being AWOL from about 20 March 1943 to about 31 March 1943, found guilty and sentenced to three months hard labor, without confinement, and forfeiture of $18 pay per month for that time period.
  Employer	Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania   [3]
  Apgar Brothers trucking company
  Employer	Oct 1943	Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington   [2]
  Carsten's Packing Co.
  Residence	Oct 1943	Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington   [2]
  Role -- Death Certificate Informant	Nov 1946	Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington   [1]
  Infant Boy Grubbs
  Military Service	Between Jan 1947 and Oct 1948  [6]
  Leland Grubbs, Compiled Military Record (corporal, U.S. Air Force, 331st Air Repair Squadron, 1947-1948). Leland Grubbs, Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge (corporal, U.S. Air Force, 331st Air Repair Squadron, 1947-1948). ENLISTED RECORD AND REPORT OF SEPARATION HONORABLE DISCHARGE Name:  Grubbs, Leland T. Army Serial No.:  AF7 025 854 Grade:  22 Jan 47 Cpl Arm or Service:  USAF Component:  AF 3 yrs Organization:  331st Air Repair Squadron Date of Separation:  20 Oct 1948 Place of Separation:  Fort Richardson Alaska Permanent Address for Mailing Purposes:  General Delivery Anchorage Alaska Date of Birth:  27 Oct 21 Place of Birth:  East Hickory Pa Address From Which Employment Will Be Sought:  Sec 9 above [Anchorage Alaska address] Color Eyes:  Blue Color Hair:  Brown Height:  5'7" Weight:  155 No. Depend:  5 Race:  White Marital Status:  Married U.S. Citizen:  Yes Civilian Occupation and No.:  Automotive Mechanic 5-81.010 MILITARY HISTORY Date of Induction:  [none] Date of Enlistment:  22 Jan 1947 Date of Entry Into Active Service:  22 Jan 1947 Place of Entry into Service:  McChord Field Washington Selective Service Data Registered:  [none] Home Address at Time of Entry into Service:  116 Franklin St. Vallejo California Military Occupational Specialty and No.:  Airplane Electrical Mechanic 685 Military Qualification and Date:  None Battles and Campaigns:  None Decorations and Citations:  None Wounds Received in Action:  None Latest Immunization Dates Smallpox:  18/3/47 Typhoid:  3/3/47 Tetanus:  18/3/47 Other:  Cholera 3/3/47  Typhus 3/3/47 Total Length of Service Continental Service:  0 years 3 months 14 days Foreign Service:  1 years 4 months 14 days Highest Grade Held:  Corporal Service Outside Continental U.S. and Return Date of Departure:  7 Jun 1947 Destination:  Alaska Date of Arrival:  8 Jun 1947 Prior Service:  United State Army 5 years 5 months 6 days Reason and Authority for Separation:  Section III AR 615-362 14 May 1947 [Enlisted Personnel Discharge: Minority and Dependency or Hardship] Service Schools Attended:  None Education Grammar:  8 High School:  4 College:  [none] Pay Data Longevity for Pay Purposes:  7 years 1 months 4 days Mustering Out Pay:  Total $None  This Payment $None Soldier Deposits:  None Travel Pay:  $142.00 Total Amount:  $315.77 Name of Disbursing Officer:  T.C. Davis, Maj. FD SN 222-093 Insurance Notice Important:  If premium is not paid when due or within thirty-one days thereafter, insurance will lapse.  Make checks or money orders payable to the treasurer of the U.S. and forward to collections subdivision, Veterans Administration, Washington 25, D.C. Kind of Insurance:  Nat. Serv. How Paid:  Allotment Effective Date of Allotment Discontinuance:  31 Oct 48 Date of Next Premium Due (One Month after 50):  30 Nov 48 Premium Due Each Month:  $6.80 Intention of Veteran to:  Continue [right thumb print] Remarks (This space for completion of above items or entry of other items specified in W.D. Directives):  No Time Lost AW 107, AGCT II-119, Blood Group O Signature of Person Being Separated:  [signed] Leland T. Grubbs Personnel Officer:  Leonard J. Stevens 1st Lt USA [signature] Leonard J. Stevens
  Occupation	Dec 1948	Anchorage, Territory of Alaska
  cab driver and was in the service
  Death	26 Aug 1987	Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania   [3, 4, 5, 8, 9]
  Cremation	28 Aug 1987	Laurel Hill Cemetery, Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania   [3, 8]
  Person ID	I2215	CCBasic
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Ora Allen Grubbs,   b. 28 Jun 1885, Nebraska, Forest County, Pennsylvania d. 13 Dec 1967, Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Grace May Matha,   b. 19 May 1884, Mayburg, Forest County, Pennsylvania d. 29 Jul 1971, Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1904
  Family ID	F1569	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margarett Eliza Lewis Burrows,   b. 16 Sep 1918, Roanoke, Virginia d. 15 Oct 1993, Sacramento County, California (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	5 Apr 1942	Napa, Napa County, California   [13]
  News Article	10 Apr 1942	Napa, Napa County, California   [13]
  	BRIDE OF SOLDIER Miss Margaret Burrows, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Worthen Burrows, of Napa, and Leland Grubb[s] of East Hickory. Pa., were married Sunday at the bride's home by the Rev. Harry Dirks. The bride, who attended local schools, is the sister of Virginia and John Burrows. Grubb[s] is with the quartermaster's corps of the U. S. Army stationed in Napa.
  Children	1. Robert L. Grubbs,   b. 24 Nov 1946, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington d. 24 Nov 1946, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington (Age 0 years)   2. Robert Lee Grubbs,   b. 28 Dec 1948, Anchorage, Territory of Alaska d. 5 Apr 2022, Ellsinore, Carter County, Missouri (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F773	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Genevieve June "Jennie" Weaver,   b. 26 Jan 1928, Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania d. 2 Feb 2007, Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F26	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2021

  
  

• Photos

  Leland Theodore Grubbs and Genevieve Weaver Jackson Grubbs -- Grave Marker

  
  

• Sources

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