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

  
  

• Event Map

  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

  
  

• 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

  
  

• 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.