Name:
Chester A. East
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
15060469
Unit:
11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-24
State:
Indiana
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France
Plot:
B
Row:
4
Grave:
8
Decoration:
Silver Star, Purple Heart
Comments:
Chester A. East was born on September 19, 1917 in Perry County, Indiana. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Staff Sergeant in the 11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division. He entered service in Indiana. He died on August 24, 1944, was initially burried at Villeneuve-sur-Auvers in France and is now buried at Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, France.