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Personal info

Full name
WHITE, Lester Lawrence
Date of birth
23 October 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
St. Francis, Cheyenne County, Kansas
Hometown
Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado

Military service

Service number
18071667
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 January 1945
Place of death
Senonchamps, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 22 47

Immediate family

Members
John H. White (father)
Bessie E. (Brown) White (mother)
Ruby P. White (sister)
Arthur E. White (brother)
Ellen L. White (sister)
Iva M. White (sister)
Chester C. White (twin brother)
Olive M. White (sister)
Ruby M. (Poe) White (wife)
Lester J. White (son)
Jeryl E. White (son)

More information

Pvt Lester L. White was married to Ruby Mildred Poe on 8 December 1941.

He enlisted in Denver, Colorado on 13 April 1942.

Source of information: André Koch, IDPF, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1920/1930/1940 Census / Jeryl White Family Tree / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, After Action Report 60th Armored Infantry Battalion

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem, www.ancestry.com - Jeryl White