Marion Douglas Lester (1925 - 1945)

Born 8 Sep 1925 in Mason County, Kentucky, United States

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Died 23 Jan 1945 at age 19 in Luxembourg

Biography

Marion was born in 1925. He was the son of Hanceford Lester and Ruth McDaniels.^[1][2]

Marion was drafted into the US Army during World War II, enlisting July 7, 1943, at Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.^[3] He attained the rank of Private First Class.

He died in Luxembourg in 1945. He was buried in grave H 2 83 in Hamm, Luxembourg.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMF9-P27 : accessed 14 March 2018), Marion D Lester in household of Hanceferd H Lester, District 21, Mason, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 21, sheet 9A, line 15, family 197, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 766; FHL microfilm 2,340,501.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7YC-D2L : accessed 14 March 2018), Marion Lester in household of Hance Lester, Magisterial District 8, Mason, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 81-19, sheet 10B, line 51, family 203, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1340.
3. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8P7-R2X : 5 December 2014), Marion D Lester, enlisted 07 Jul 1943, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
4. ↑ Name: Marion D Lester; Gender: Male; Race: White; Religion: Protestant; Cemetery Name: Hamm (Permanent Cemetery), Hamm, Luxembourg; Grave Number: h 2 83; Disposition: According to next of kin; Service Branch: Army; Rank: Private First Class; Service Number: 35806349. Ancestry.com. U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: United States. Army. Quartermaster General’s Office. Rosters of World War II Dead (all services). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Army.