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Personal info

Full name
ANDERSON, Lester R
Date of birth
12 September 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
North Carolina
Hometown
Nash County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34007889
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
4th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 14 26

Immediate family

Members
Ernest Anderson (father)
Lula (Smith) Anderson (mother)
Joseph E. Anderson (brother)
Esther M. Anderson (sister)

More information

Pfc Lester R. Anderson enlisted on 9 January 1941 at Fort Bargge. He was sent overseas in September 1942.


Source of information:
Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.newspaperarchive.com - Rocky Mount Telegram

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspaperarchive.com - Rocky Mount Telegram