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Personal info

Full name
LESTER, Marion Douglas
Date of birth
8 September 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Mason County, Kentucky
Hometown
Eastland, Mason County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35806349
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
70th Tank Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Godbrange-Heffingen, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 2 83

Immediate family

Members
Hansford Lester (father)
Ruth (McDaniel) Lester (mother)
William L. Lester (brother)
Thomas H. Lester (brother)
Floyd M. Lester (brother)
Thelma F. (Applegate) Lester (wife)
Larry C. Lester (son)

More information

Pfc Marion D. Lester was a metal worker.

He enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio on 7 July 1943.

The tank, in which he was a crew member, was knocked out by enemy fire.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - various family trees, After Action Report and history of the 70th Tank Battalion
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem, www.ancestry.com - various family trees