Obituaries: Corporal John Leslie Bratton, 1968, Winn Parish, LA. Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** From: November 21, 1968 Winn Parish Enterprise-News American Cpl. L. Bratton Killed In Viet Nam Last Week Cpl. Leslie Bratton, son of Mr. and Mrs. "Strick" Bratton of West Monroe, and formerly of Winn Parish, having resided in the Gaars Mill and Sikes area, was killed in Viet Nam last week. He is the nephew of Rev. Arlie Bratton, pastor of the Friendship Baptist Church near Sikes. Last rites for Cpl. John Leslie Bratton, 23, were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday of this week at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, West Monroe, with burial in the church cemetery. Cpl. Bratton was killed in action November 11, in Vietnam. He was a 1964 graduate of West Monroe High School, and attended Northeast Louisiana State College two years before entering service. He was also a member of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church of West Monroe. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John S. Bratton of West Monroe; two brothers, Dennis Bratton and Terry Bratton of West Monroe; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Borland of Jonesboro and Mrs. Gloria Huckaby of West Monroe.