Lawrence Childs Bird

Other Events:

• Military: 1929, Sawtelle, California, United States

Lawrence married Lucy Alice Blakeslee. Lucy was born 30 Apr 1902, Marysvale, Piute, Utah, United States; died 6 Jan 1986, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States; was buried , Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• 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.

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.


Buried:
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

Died:
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.

Lawrence married Beverly Gene Galloway. Beverly was born 11 Jul 1925, Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States; died 15 Oct 1993, Burbank, Los Angeles, California, United States; was buried , Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. [Group Sheet]