LESLIE RISLEY
ARMY
Leslie
Risley
Lesley Risley was born on September 18, 1890.
He was the son of Joseph and Ella Risley. Before enlisting in the
service he was working as a machinist for Handy and Hammond at
Fairfield Connecticut. At the time of induction Risley listed his
address as Coram, New York. He was inducted into the Army on
September 5, 1918 at Bayshore, New York. He was assigned to Battery
F, 1st regiment Field Artillery until December 12, 1918. He would
serve out the rest of his duty with Battery A of the 60th Field
Artillery until his discharge on February 13, 1919.