Name:
Lester Robert Cory
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
Unit:
18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1918-10-10
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Meuse-Argonne American Cem., Lorraine, France
Plot:
E
Row:
16
Grave:
3
Decoration:
Comments:
Lester Robert Cory was born on December 8, 1894 in Otterville, Jersey County, Illinois. He was the son of William Henry Cory and Rose Ann Walker, Lester worked as a farm hand. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I as a Private in Company A, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action on October 10, 1918 and is now buried in Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France. He also has a memorial in Scenic Hill Cemetery, Grafton, Jersey County, Illinois, USA.