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Lawrence Blakeslee Bird
1924 - 2013 (88 years)-
Name Lawrence Blakeslee Bird Born 1 Aug 1924 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States 
Gender Male Military 1943 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Lawrence B Bird
Birth Year: 1924
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: California
State of Residence: California
County or City: Los Angeles
Enlistment Date: 25 Jun 1943
Enlistment State: California
Enlistment City: Los Angeles
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; ARC: . World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park. College Park, Maryland, U.S.A.
Died 6 Jan 2013 Newport, Lincoln, Oregon, United States - Lawrence Blakeslee Bird
Posted: Thursday, Jan 17th, 2013
Lawrence Blakeslee Bird, 88, of Lincoln City, Ore., died Jan. 6, 2013.
He was born Aug. 1, 1924 to Lawrence Childs and Lucy Blakeslee) Bird in Los Angeles, Calif.
Lawrence was raised in Glendale, Calif., graduated from Glendale High School in 1943 and attended Glendale College and Art School in Los Angeles.
He was in the Army Air Corps 8th Air Force and was a B-17 gunner/bombardier during World War II. Lawrence was an accomplished artist, city planner for the City of Los Angeles, and an architectural designer in the entertainment industry.
He enjoyed painting, history, and genealogy research. He lived in Burbank, Calif. from 1952 until he moved to Lincoln City in 2007.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Lucy Bird; and his wife, Beverly Jean (Galloway) Bird.
He is survived by his daughter, Eileen (Wallace) Nixon of Lincoln City; and sons, Thomas (Michelle) Bird of Yakima, Wash. and James (Lisa) Bird of Ellensburg, Wash; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Interment will be at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, Calif.
Bateman Pacific View Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.
Buried Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - Burial:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section: Blesses Assurance F61, Lot 1111 space 4
Find A Grave Memorial# 124916707
Person ID I985 Bird-Metcalf Last Modified 26 Feb 2014
Father Lawrence Childs Bird, b. 4 Mar 1900, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States , d. 30 Jan 1991, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 90 years) Mother Lucy Alice Blakeslee, b. 30 Apr 1902, Marysvale, Piute, Utah, United States , d. 6 Jan 1986, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 83 years) Family ID F8 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Beverly Gene Galloway, b. 11 Jul 1925, Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States , d. 15 Oct 1993, Burbank, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 68 years) Last Modified 26 Feb 2014 Family ID F423 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 1 Aug 1924 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States 
Military - U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Name: Lawrence B Bird Birth Year: 1924 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: California State of Residence: California County or City: Los Angeles Enlistment Date: 25 Jun 1943 Enlistment State: California Enlistment City: Los Angeles Branch: No branch assignment Branch Code: No branch assignment Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: 4 years of high school Marital Status: Single, without dependents National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; ARC: . World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park. College Park, Maryland, U.S.A. - 1943 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States 
Died - 6 Jan 2013 - Newport, Lincoln, Oregon, United States Buried - - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States = Link to Google Earth
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Documents 
1940 U.S. Census - Lawrence C Childs
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Lawrence Bird
Respondent: Yes
Age: 40
Estimated birth year: abt 1900
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Utah
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Glendale, Los Angeles, California
Street: East Lomita Street
House Number: 1128
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Glendale, Los Angeles, California
Residence in 1935: Same House
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 14B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 336
Occupation: Recreation Worker
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 28
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 3rd year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 35
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 26
Income: 400
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members:
Lawrence Bird 40
Lucy Bird 37
Lawrence Bird 15
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Notes - California Birth Index, 1905-1995
Name: Lawernce B Bird
Birth Date: 1 Aug 1924
Gender: Male
Mother's Maiden Name: Blakesle
Birth County: Los Angeles
Source Citation: Birthdate: 1 Aug 1924; Birth County: Los Angeles.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. California Birth Index, 1905-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Original data: State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.
- California Birth Index, 1905-1995