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James Lester

Region: Southside

James Lester

Identity

Birthdate
3/?/1896
Birthplace
Blackridge, Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Region
Southside

Family & Community

Father
Isiah Lester
Mother
Sarah Cousins
Married
No
Church
No denomination
Citizen
Yes

Education

Education
Public school

Prewar

Occupation (Prewar)
Farming
Employer (Prewar)
Father
Residence (Prewar)
Blackridge, Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Service

Branch
National Army
Role
Engineers
Pre-deployment Station
Camp Lee, Virginia
Casualty
Truck turned over on him and crushed the left side of his chest, April 5, 1919; 6 months hospitalization
Disability
Left side and heart in bad condition

Postwar

Occupation (Postwar)
None, was supported by father