Lt. Gen. Lawrence F. Snowden (USMC)
The Daughters of World War II will host the "Celebration of Heroes Among Us: A Tribute to Our World War II Veterans" Luncheon on Nov. 11 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The event's Honorary Chair will be Ebby Halliday.
Honoring: Lt. Gen. Lawrence F. Snowden (USMC) R & James Leavelle (USN)
Tickets start at $125. All WWII Veterans can attend free of charge, but must register themselves and their escort ($25 for escort).
Vets Call: 1-855-IAM.WWII (1-855-426-9911)
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About Lt. Gen. Lawrence F. Snowden (USMC) R
Lieutenant General Lawrence F. Snowden retired from the Marine Corps after more than 37 years of service. Enlisting in the Marine Corps Reserve in February 1942, he was called to active duty in May 1942. From February 1944 until March 1945 he saw combat as a Company Commander with the 23d Marines, in the capture of Roi-Namur in the Marshall Islands, the capture of Saipan, Tinian and the assault on Iwo Jima. In May 1945 he joined the 3d Marine Division on Guam serving with the 3d Marines and 9th Marines respectively until December 1945.
About James Leavelle (USN)
In addition to being a Pearl Harbor survivor, Mr. Leavelle is the Dallas Police Department detective pictured in the famous photo of the moment Lee Harvey Oswald was shot. Handcuffed to Lee Harvey Oswald at the time of the shooting, Detective Leavelle helped wrestle the gun from Ruby’s hand.
USS Whitney (AD-4) was a Dobbin-class destroyer tender. Mr. Leavelle had been in the Navy for a few months and was a supply officer the Whitney on December 7, 1941. The Whitney was a small ship called a destroyer tender, assigned to keep the bigger ships stocked with food and other needed supplies. With dozens of destroyers and larger ships in the harbor at the time, the Whitney was relatively unscathed. But Leavelle and his shipmates watched helplessly as the attackers bombed the larger crafts. Though he was not injured in the attack, he remained on duty and was later injured seriously when tossed by a raging typhoon onto the ship’s steel deck. He met his wife, also a WWII veteran and a Navy Nurse, when he was in the hospital.