Irving Harold Lessen Esquire

Parents: Maxim Lessen (1871-1952) & Lena Ethel (Medvinsky) Lessen (1872-1951).

Spouse: Edith Slotnick (1919-1983) m. 5 Aug 1941 Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, USA. Divorced: 19 Sep 1975.

Partner: Donna Marie (Edmonston) Vickery (1942-2013).

Children of Edith:

• Michael Dennis Lessen (1950-1988),
• (private)
• (private).

Child of Partner, Donna:

• John P Vickery IV

Military:

• World War II Veteran: Date of Enlistment: 13 Feb 1940:
• USS Wasp (CV-18)., Date first received on board: 4 Oct 1940., Muster Date: 31 Mar 1941., Service Number: 223-65-66.
• USS Bunker Hill CV-17 Day of Commissioning. Norfolk, Virginia.25 May 1943.
• U.S., World War II Jewish Servicemen Cards, 1942-1947., Purple Heart Awarded: 14 Dec 1945

Obituary:

(AerM2c),(WO) Irving Harold Lessen Esquire, U. S. Navy - Aerographer's Mate, Second Class, Warrant Officer: USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), Purple Heart recipient, USS Wasp (CV-18), World War II - Navy & Army. Graduated from Syracuse University in 1918. A lifelong resident of Syracuse. 71 y/o, of 303 Brookford Road, Syracuse. He was a summer resident of Cazenovia. A widely-known attorney, civic leader, and active member of the Democratic Party in Onondaga County. He was a member of the county, state, and American Bar Association. He served as: Assistant Attorney General of the State of New York, under Attorney General John J. Bennett. He was admitted to practice before the l.S. Supreme Court in 1957. Member of the Trail-Lawyers Association. Member of Mt. Sinai Masonic Lodge and, at the time of his death, was president of the Jewish Home of Central New York. Member of the board of trustees of the Temple Society of Concord, the board of directors of the Jewish Community Center, and the Cazenovia Golf Club. Surviving are a brother, Dr. William Lessen; a sister, Mrs. Samuel H. Kauffman; a niece, Dr. Fredricka K. Reisman; and a grandniece. Miss Lisa Maxine Reisman, all of Fayetteville. Funeral: July 29.

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Sources:

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G91D-SQM
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127168666/irving-harold-lessen
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Wasp_(CV-18) ,
• https://www.navsource.org/archives/02/18.htm ,
• https://www.facebook.com/NavalAviationMuseum/posts/uss-wasp-cv-18-t...
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Bunker_Hill_(CV-17) ,
• https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danf... ,
• https://www.navsource.org/archives/02/17.htm ,
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• https://bluejacket.com/usn_ship_cv17.html
• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jun 16 2021, 6:24:57 UTC
• Military_service: Syracuse, New York, United States - 08 Dec 1942
• Residence: District 3 Syracuse city Ward 15, Onondaga, New York, United States - 1900
• Residence: Syracuse Ward 16, Onondaga, New York, United States - 1910
• Residence: Fulton Ward 6, Oswego, New York, United States - 1920
• Residence: Syracuse Ward 16, Onondaga, New York, United States - 1920
• Residence: Fulton Ward 06, A.D. 01, E.D. 02, Oswego, New York, United States - 1925
• Residence: Syracuse Ward 16, A.D. 03, E.D. 04, Onondaga, New York, United States - 1925
• Residence: Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States - 1930
• Residence: Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States - 1935
• Residence: Ward 18, Syracuse, Syracuse City, Onondaga, New York, United States - 1940
• Residence: Ward 15, Syracuse, Syracuse City, Onondaga, New York, United States - 1940
  • Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jun 22 2021, 12:34:39 UTC