Lemuel "Lem" Campbell Bryan was born September 8, 1908 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tn. to Lemuel Berry & Merle Dudley Jones Bryan. December 14, 1946 Lem married Emily Marie Murphy in Valley Forge, Penn. October 16, 1940 Lem registered for the military draft at the Senior High School at Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar. He enlisted in the US Navy January 5, 1942. The only Navy muster record found for Lem on the USS Buchanan was for the month ending March 16, 1943. His is listed as a L-V(S). L-V(S) -- USNR designation for commissioned legal officers qualified for specialist duties. The USS Buchanan service in WWII can be found HERE He was discharged July 5, 1946. Lem was a well known attorney in the state of Arkansas. Many of his cases can be found in the newspapers of that day. Lemuel Campbell Bryan passed away January 2, 2003 in Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar. He is buried at the National Cemetary in Fort Smith. March 14, 1936 CharlotteNews CharlotteNC January 11, 1943 Birmingham News December 17, 1946 Philadelphia Inquier Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 24 Dec 1946 The News Journal Wilmington, Delaware