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Transcribed biography of Lester P. Hayes
HAYES, LESTER P., PRIVATE
Son of Grant (deceased) and Minnie M. Hayes; born September 23, 1896, Valparaiso, Ind. Automobile mechanic. Entered service December 12, 1917, Valparaiso, Ind.; sent to Camp Sevier, S. C.; assigned to 2nd Engineering Corps. Stricken with pneumonia he died January 23, 1918, Base Hospital, Camp Sevier, S. C. Buried in Catholic Cemetery, Valparaiso, Ind.
Source: Oliver, John Williams. 1921. Gold Star Honor Roll: A Record of Indiana Men and Women Who Died in the Service of the United States and the Allied Nations in the World War: 1914-198. Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana Historical Commission. 750 p.
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