William Richard Leslie, a son of James L. Leslie and Ona Waller Leslie, was born on October 12, 1915, in Warren, Arkansas. He graduated from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, High School in 1933. He attended the Arkansas Agricultural and Mechanical College, Monticello, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Arkansas, in 1938. While in college, he was a member of Alpha Lambda Chi and Beta Gamma Sigma. Leslie served in the Army during the World War II with the 79th Division in Europe. He began work for the Veterans Administration after his discharge at Little Rock, Arkansas, and was transferred to Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1948. Leslie retired from the United States Civil Service in 1973.
From the description of William Richard Leslie papers : letters, scrapbooks, photographs, and other papers, ca 1920s to 1970s. (University of Arkansas - Fayetteville). WorldCat record id: 40060182
