WWII
Saint Elmo Lee
Rate / Rank
Sergeant
Birthdate
March 17 1918
Date of Death
May 21 1999
Branch
US Army
Active Duty Service
November 7 1942 - January 1 1946
Conflicts & Campaigns
- Eastern Mandates;Southern Philippines;Ryukyus
- Pacific Theater of Operations March 30 1944 - Nov 22 1945
Significant Duty Stations
- Inducted; Fort McPherson, Ga. Discharged; Fort McPherson, Ga.
- Battery C 902nd Field Artillery Battalion 77th Division
Decorations & Citations
- Asiatic Pacific campaign Medal with 3 Bronze Stars and One Bronze Arrowhead
- Philippine Liberation Medal; with one Bronze star
- Good Conduct Medal; American Campaign Medal
- World War Two victory Medal; Sharpshooter (carbine)
Notes
US Army service number 344489809. SSN 258 62 3269. Born; Cairo, Ga. Home of record Rt 3 Cairo, Georgia. Attended Reno Grammar school. Graduated Cairo High School class of 1936. South Georgia College and Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Education from the University of Georgia.Brother of Seaman Second Class Joseph LaFate Lee US Navy. Retired; Thomas County Central. Buried Sunset Memorial Gardens, Thomas County Ga.