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Personal info

Full name
NEWBERRY, Lester S
Date of birth
24 March 1909
Age
36
Place of birth
Gibson County, Indiana
Hometown
Gibson County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35717052
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
105th Medical Battalion,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
14 June 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Magdeburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 16 18

Immediate family

Members
Isaac Newberry (father)
Electa B. Newberry (mother)
Cuba B. Newberry (sister)
Walter C. Newberry (brother)
Elza Newberry (brother)
Esther Newberry (sister)
Lela Newberry (sister)
Nellie (Howe) Newberry (wife)

More information

Pfc Lester S. Newberry was a gasoline truck driver before he enlisted in Evansville, Indiana on 11 November 1942. He was sent overseas in February 1944 and landed in France on 14 June 1944.

Pfc Newberry died of a stroke of apoplexy.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com - Campbell Family Tree, www.oldhickory30th.com, Princeton Daily Clarion 29 June 1945, Evansville Press - 30 June 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet