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Personal info

Full name
KING, Lester Rand
Date of birth
19 July 1907
Age
37
Place of birth
Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont
Hometown
Glens Falls, Warren County, New York

Military service

Service number
42115582
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
324th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 March 1945
Place of death
Mannheim, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 21 26

Immediate family

Members
Charles H. King (father)
Ella M. (Rand) King (mother)
Doris E. King (sister)
Ralph E. King (brother)
George F. King (brother)
Charles A. King (brother)
Gertrude M. (Valliere) King (wife)
Lester R. King Jr. (son)

More information

Pfc Lester R. King was employed by the Buddy "L" Wood Products Corporation before he enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 12 April 1944. He was sent overseas in November 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / King Family Tree, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - The Post Star 20 April 1945
Photo source: www.newspapers.com - The Post Star 20 April 1945