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Personal info

Full name
ABBOTT, Lester A
Date of birth
3 April 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
14019617
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
397th Infantry Regiment,
100th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Heilbronn, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 37 39

Immediate family

Members
Stephen C. Abbott (father)
Josephine (Genovese) Abbott (mother)
Casper Abbott (brother)
Grace Abbott (sister)
Gloria Abbott (sister)
Adeline Abbott (sister)
Stella Abbott (sister)
Stephen Abbott (brother)
Gloria Abbott (sister)
Mable Abbott (sister

More information

Pfc Lester A. Abbott attended Technical High School and was a chauffeur before he joined the Regular Army at Fort McPherson, Georgia on 28 August 1940. He was sent overseas in October 1944.

Source of information: Yannick, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com – Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files / U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records / Headstone and Interment Record, www.100thww2.org, www.newspapers.com - The Tribune 8 May 1945
Photo source: www.newspapers.com - The Tribune 23 April 1945