WWII
Korea
Vietnam
Lester Clinton Ballangee, Sr.
Rate / Rank
S Sergeant
Birthdate
June 29 1926
Date of Death
March 12 1998
Branch
US Army
Active Duty Service
1945 - 1969
Conflicts & Campaigns
- World War II, Korea, Vietnam (December 1966 - December 1967)
Significant Duty Stations
- Basic Infantry training; Fort McClellan, Alabama. Occupation; Berlin, Germany with 309th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division. Discharged in 1947. Recalled for Korean service. Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Korean combat with 2nd Infantry Division. Assigned; Fort Benning with 197th Light Infantry Brigade. Occupation force in Korea. Vietnam, 28th Infantry Regiment, First Infantry Division. Drill Sergeant, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Retired from US Army 1969.
Decorations & Citations
- Bronze Star Medal, Combat Infantryman's Badge (2) Presidential Unit Citations (2), Occupation Medal (Germany), Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, World War Two Victory Medal, Vietnam Service Medal. Vietnam Campaign Medal, Korean War Service Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal
Notes
SSN 233-38-4529. Employed by Grady EMC for seven years. Father of Private Lester Clinton, Jr. US Army, Burial; Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia.