WWI
Hancel E. Hester
Rate / Rank
Private
Birthdate
September 27 1896
Date of Death
April 20 1982
Branch
US Army
Active Duty Service
September 4 1918 - June 26 1919
Conflicts & Campaigns
- American Expeditionary Forces
- November 19, 1918 to June 19, 1919
Significant Duty Stations
- Main Training Depot Machine Gun, Camp Hancock, Georgia September 4, 1918 to October 21, 1918
- Camp Hancock, Georgia; October Automatic Replacement Draft October 21, 1918 to November 23, 1918
- Company K, 164th Infantry November 23, 1918 to December 18, 1918
- 3rd Cavalry Training Troops December 18, 1918 to January 9, 1919
- Troop B, 15th Cavalry January 9, 1919 to June 26, 1919
Decorations & Citations
- World War I Victory Medal
- Germany Occupation Medal
Notes
Inducted; Cairo, Georgia. US Army service number 45-734-86. Social Security Number 254-32-6885. Home of record; RFD Route 2, Cairo, Georgia. Burial; Ebenezer Cemetery, Catoosa County, Georgia.