Identity
- Birthdate
- October 16th 1890
- Birthplace
- Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia
- Region
- Southside
Family & Community
- Father
- Alfred Lancaster
- Married
- No
- Church
- Baptist
- Fraternal Orgs
- Masonic Lodge
- Citizen
- Yes
Education
- Education
- 4 years normal school
- College
- 2 years Hampton institute
- Degrees
- Business
Prewar
- Occupation (Prewar)
- Bookkeeper
- Employer (Prewar)
- Hampton Institute
- Residence (Prewar)
- Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia
- Previous Military
- Member of the school battalion at Hampton Institute 4 years
Service
- Role
- Infantry
- Rank
- 1st Lieutenant
- Pre-deployment Station
- Camp Upton, New York
- Engagements
- Vosges, Meuse-Argonne Offensive, September 26 to October 4, 1918; Marbache Sector, October 9 to November 11, 1918; 2nd Army offensive, November 10-11, 1918
- Decorations
- Croix de Guerre awarded to entire 1st Battalion, 367th Infantry
Postwar
- Occupation (Postwar)
- Bookkeeper
- Residence (Postwar)
- Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia