Leon C. Standifer
(1925-2016)
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
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Leon Midas Calmet Standifer, Jr. (April 24, 1925 - November 8, 2016) was an American soldier, novelist, and professor. He was the son of Leonidas Calmet and Emma (Moore) Standifer. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II as a scout in the infantry from 1943–46 and he received Combat Infantryman Badge and the Purple Heart. On August 17, 1957, he married Marie Scott, who is an archeobotanist. He received his education at Mississippi State University, (B.S. and M.S.) and the University of Wisconsin (now University of Wisconsin–Madison), where he received a Ph.D. in 1959. He taught at Louisiana State University as a professor of horticulture from 1961-1990 (professor emeritus, 1990).
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24 April 1925 Gulfport, Mississippi, U.S.
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8 November 2016 (aged 91)
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| Zodiac | Taurus |
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