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Personal info

Full name
WISE, Lester
Date of birth
1 September 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Jefferson County, Kentucky
Hometown
Jefferson County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35809294
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
423rd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 December 1944
Place of death
Near St. Vith, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 7 72

Immediate family

Members
John C. Wise (father)
Cora M. (Spencer) Wise (mother)
Rosa L. Wise (sister)
Thurman R. Wise (brother)
Sylvester S. Wise (brother)
Louis Wise (brother)
Mary E. Wise (sister)
Estelle Wise (twinsister)
Lester Wise (brother)
William L. Wise (brother)
Clarence Wise (brother)
Clarence R. Wise (brother)

More information

Pvt Lester Wise enlisted in Louisville, Kentucky on 8 November 1943. Overseas since October, he was formerly employed by the Kentucky Macaroni Company.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com – Nan Macon-Morris, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Nan Macon’s Family tree, http://106thinfdivassn.org, www.newspapers.com - The Courier-Journal

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet