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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Lester J. Ballard

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Xemia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Mr. H. Brooks Sargeant

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

Served in Battalion B, 979th Field Artillery Battalion as a Gun Crewman, Heavy Artillery, Springfield Rifle 30 Caliber. Battles and Campaigns: Normandy, Rhineland, Central Europe and Northern France. Landed at Omaha Beach, Normandy. Received Bronze Star with 4 Clusters, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 4 Bronze Stars and the WWII Victory Medal.