Leland D. Carris Biography USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, for their private use as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. This biography was copied from "Washington County in the World War", page 26 Leland D. Carris Washington, Iowa Leland D. Carris of Washington, was born at Washington, Iowa, on August 18, 1899. He is the son of Edward C. Carris and Gertrude Robertson. He is a graduate of Washington High School. Army Record Corporal Carris entered the service October 1, 1918, going to Iowa City, where he was a member of the S. A. T. C. He was discharged December 19, 1918.