WWII
Korea
Vietnam
Leland Wright Hester
Rate / Rank
S Sergeant
Birthdate
February 2 1919
Date of Death
September 26 1978
Branch
US Army
Active Duty Service
January 11 1941 -
Conflicts & Campaigns
- Rhineland; Normandy; Northern France; Central Europe
Significant Duty Stations
- Inducted; Fort Benning, Georgia.
- Company F, 121st Infantry
- European Theater of Operations December 15, 1943 - July 3, 1945
Decorations & Citations
- Combat Infantryman Badge; Bronze Star Medal
- European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with four battle stars
- American Defense Medal
Notes
US Army service number 34-006-370. Born; Cairo, Georgia. Retired from US Army. Burial; Pine Level Baptist Church Cemetery, Grady County, Georgia.