Name:
William Benford Hester
Rank:
Field Musician First Class
Serial Number:
358693
Unit:
United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1944-07-26
State:
Alabama
Cemetery:
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
Courts of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
William Benford Hester was born on June 24, 1924, in Moundville, Hale County, Alabama. He served in the Headquarters Company, 3rd Corps Signal Battalion, United States Marine Corps as a Field Cook during World War II. He died from his wounds received in battle on July 24, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.