Lester served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Onondaga County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on October 6, 1942 in Syracuse, New York. He was noted as being employed in a machine shop and also as Single, without dependents.
He died as a result of a "Non Battle" related incident during the war.
Service # 32544584
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Syracuse Herald Journal - April 27, 1944:
The funeral of PFC Lester Eldred, 44, who died April 20 of a heart attack at Camp Cook, Calif., will be conducted at 2:30 pm Saturday at the home of his brother, Leland Eldred, 108 Beley Avenue, with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. The body arrived in Syracuse Thursday afternoon.
( Burial & Article found by: Anne Cady )
He resided in Onondaga County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on October 6, 1942 in Syracuse, New York. He was noted as being employed in a machine shop and also as Single, without dependents.
He died as a result of a "Non Battle" related incident during the war.
Service # 32544584
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Syracuse Herald Journal - April 27, 1944:
The funeral of PFC Lester Eldred, 44, who died April 20 of a heart attack at Camp Cook, Calif., will be conducted at 2:30 pm Saturday at the home of his brother, Leland Eldred, 108 Beley Avenue, with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. The body arrived in Syracuse Thursday afternoon.
( Burial & Article found by: Anne Cady )
Lester served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Onondaga County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on October 6, 1942 in Syracuse, New York. He was noted as being employed in a machine shop and also as Single, without dependents.
He died as a result of a "Non Battle" related incident during the war.
Service # 32544584
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Syracuse Herald Journal - April 27, 1944:
The funeral of PFC Lester Eldred, 44, who died April 20 of a heart attack at Camp Cook, Calif., will be conducted at 2:30 pm Saturday at the home of his brother, Leland Eldred, 108 Beley Avenue, with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. The body arrived in Syracuse Thursday afternoon.
( Burial & Article found by: Anne Cady )
He resided in Onondaga County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on October 6, 1942 in Syracuse, New York. He was noted as being employed in a machine shop and also as Single, without dependents.
He died as a result of a "Non Battle" related incident during the war.
Service # 32544584
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Syracuse Herald Journal - April 27, 1944:
The funeral of PFC Lester Eldred, 44, who died April 20 of a heart attack at Camp Cook, Calif., will be conducted at 2:30 pm Saturday at the home of his brother, Leland Eldred, 108 Beley Avenue, with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. The body arrived in Syracuse Thursday afternoon.
( Burial & Article found by: Anne Cady )
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