US PARAS Lester, Roy Q.

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Lester ​

• FORENAME

Roy Q. ​

• UNIT

509 Parachute Infantry Regiment ​

• RANK

Private First Class ​

• NUMBER

38479146 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

20th February 1945 ​

• AGE

19​

• GRAVESITE

Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium. Plot B, Row 2, Grave 3​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Nacogdoches County, Texas​

born 25.02.1925 Helmic, Texas, USA​

father William Charles Lester (1892-1982)​

mother Lena (nee Croft) Lester (1899-1997)​

employed by Pennsylvania Ship Yard, Beaumont, Texas​

23.02.1943 draft card Nacogdoches, Texas (draft card shows D.O.B. 23.02.1925)​

Next of kin - Mr. William C. Lester, Douglass, Texas​

10.1944 WIA​

DOW Belgium ​

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