Leon C. Standifer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leon C. Standifer

Recipient of the Purple Heart medal

Date of Birth: 24-Apr-1925

Place of Birth: Gulfport, Mississippi, United States

Date of Death: 08-Nov-2016

Profession: novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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).