Levi Parsons World War II and biographical records

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Item

Identifier: 00-2017-16-0

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Content Description

Photo album and contains photographs and WWII enlistment and discharge papers. Also included in the album are newspaper clipping where he is mentioned. The folder also contains an envelope with three color photographs with Parsons in his American Legion Post No. 44 hat, and the US flag in 1997.

Dates

Creation: 1933 - 2013

Creator

Parsons, Levi E. (Lee), 1920-2013 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

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Biographical / Historical

Levi (Lee) Parsons was born in Torrington on April 9, 1920 and lived most of his life in Litchfield son of the late Julia and Levi Parsons. He attended Litchfield public schools and attended Middlesex University, Waltham, MA. In 1941, he enlisted in the Armed Forces and served 3-1/2 years in the Pacific during WWII., receiving numerous medals and citations, including the Distinguished Flying Cross with Oakleaf Cluster. He was appointed Grand Marshall of the Bantam Memorial Day Parade in 1995, a long-time parishioner of St. Michaels Episcopal Church, a member of the American Legion Post No. 44. He enjoyed carpentry, outdoor concerts at Tanglewood with his wife, Margaret, family gatherings at his son's cottage on Bantam Lake, fishing outings with his sons when they were boys and the volunteer work he was involved with when he was a member of the American Legion.