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Personal info

Full name
FORREST, Lee Porter
Date of birth
10 January 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Bloomington, Osborne County, Kansas
Hometown
Seneca, Newton County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37629933
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
21 September 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 23 102

Immediate family

Members
George M. Forrest (father)
Mary C. (Floyd) Forrest (mother)
George A. Forrest (brother)
Floyd M. Forrest (brother)
Edith L. Forrest (sister)
Theresa M. (Bowers) Forrest (wife)

More information

Pvt Lee P. Forrest worked as a carpenter before he enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 1 December 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record www.ancestry.com - Hall Family Tree / 1920/1930 Census

Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Hall Family Tree