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COLEY, Lester Gray - Date of
birth
21 August 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Granville County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Granville County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34464709 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
406th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Apweiler, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| L | 9 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
James T. Coley (father)
Josephine I. (Dixon) Coley (mother)
Fred T. Coley (brother)
James B. Coley (brother)
Lilie M. Coley (sister)
Nancy M. Coley (sister)
Marie I. Coley (sister)
Frank Coley (brother)
More information
On one picture, Lester Coley poses with his brother James.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - US WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census
Photo source: Des Philippet, www.findagrave.com, Beth C. Denton (great niece), James Garrett (nephew)