Leslie Friddle:
CLASS OF 1960
Wilmington High SchoolClass of 1960
Wilmington, IL
Booth Central Elementary SchoolClass of 1955
Wilmington, IL
Northcrest SchoolClass of 1953
Wilmington, IL
Leslie's Story
Life
I WAS BORN ON AUGUST 19, 1942 IN WILMINGTON, ILLINOIS TO GEORGE ELMER AND ZELLA PEARLEE FRIDDLE.
I ATTENDED SCHOOL IN WILMINGTON.
BOOTH CENTRAL ELEMENTERY (1-4,7,8)
NORTHCREST ELEMENTARY (5&6)
WILMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL (9 - 12)
I GRADUATED WITH THE CLASS OF 1960.
I DID NOT GO TO COLLEGE but, WHILE IN THE ARMY, I TOOK AND PASSED THE COLLEGE GED Exam (1 YEAR EQUIVALENT)
ON SEPTEMBER 6, 1960, I ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AND MADE A 22 YEAR CAREER OF IT, RETIRING ON OCTOBER 31, 1982
I TOOK BASIC TRAINING AT FORT LEONARD WOOD, MISSOURI. THEN, I TOOK ADVANCED INDIVIDUAL TRAINING
AT FORT MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY (MICROWAVE RADIO EQUIPMENT REPAIR),
FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY (ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK), AND FORT BENJAMIN HARRISON, INDIANA (PERSONNEL CLERK). AFTER TRANING, I WAS ASSIGNED AT WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NEW MEXICO, FRANKFURT, GERMANY, FORT GORDON, GEORGIA, VIETNAM, CAMP ROBERTS AND FORT ORD, CALIFORNIA, VIETNAM (I MET AND MARRIED MY WIFE ON THIS TOUR), FORT LEONARD WOOD, MISSOURI, MANNHEIM, GERMANY, ...Expand for more
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RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (I ENDED MY MILITARY CAREER IN RICHMOND)
WHILE IN THE ARMY, I TRAVELED IN GERMANY,AUSTRIA, ITALY, FRANCE, SPAIN, ENGLAND, THAILAND, MAYLASIA
AND AUSTRALIA.
WHEN WE GOT MARRIED, MY WIFE ALREADY HAD A SON. I GAVE HER TWO SONS AND A DAUGHTER. SO FAR, WE HAVE FIVE GRANDCHILDREN. WE ARE NOW SEPARATED (SHE WAS CHEATING)
AFTER RETIRING FROM THE ARMY, I WORKED FOR PINKERTON SECURITY, PIZZA INN, SEVEN-ELEVEN, U-HAUL, DOMINO'S PIZZA, PINKERTON SECURITY (A SECOND TIME), COLONIAL SECURITY,
AND AN AMOCO SERVICE STATION.
I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH PARKINSON'S
DISEASE IN 1988. I CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 1996. IN 1999, I HAD DEEP BRAIN STIMULATORS IMPLANTED IN MY THALMUS TO CONTROL THE TREMORS. I ALSO HAVE DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS IN BOTH KNEES
THE MOST IMPORTANT DAY OF MY LIFE WAS NOVEMBER 1, 1987 WHEN I WAS BAPTIZED AS ONE OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES. I CAN'T WITNESS DOOR TO DOOR OR BY TELEPHONE, SO, I WRITE LETTERS.
I COLLECT COFFEE CUPS.
I NOW LIVE IN SIERRA VISTA, ARIZONA.
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