Name:
Harold Edward Lester
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
35040951
Unit:
2nd Ranger Battalion
Date of Death:
1944-06-06
State:
Indiana
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Plot:
C
Row:
0
Grave:
40
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Harold Edward Lester was born on January 30, 1920, in Switzerland County, Indiana. He was the son of Harvey Lester and Mamie Branham Lester.
Harold had a grammar school education, single without dependents, and was employed by Jack Ward, before his enlistment. He entered service at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, on March 6, 1942. Harold served in Company D, 2nd Ranger Battalion, as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on June 6, 1944, at the age of 24, during the American assault on Omaha beach in France. PFC Lester is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom.