Lester Arthur Drake was born 7 May 1920 in Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania. He died 2 April 1982 in Jamestown, New York.
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"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHHF-6HX : accessed 13 January 2019), Lester A Drake in household of Leo M Drake, Sugar Grove, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 27, sheet 8A, line 19, family 200, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2153; FHL microfilm 2,341,887.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3TY-TVV : 14 March 2018), Lester Drake in household of Sanford Drake, Ward 1, Jamestown, Jamestown City, Chautauqua, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7-70, sheet 1B, line 44, family 29, 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 2510.
"United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMJW-G1V : 5 December 2014), Lester A Drake, enlisted 13 Jun 1942, Buffalo, New York, 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 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JYMH-NWL : 20 May 2014), Lester A Drake, 02 Apr 1982; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKF-27GK : 13 December 2015), Lester A. Drake, 1982; Burial, Sugar Grove, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Stilson Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 43875555, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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