Lester Vanderbilt

Service Number 1952273
Enlistment October 2, 1917 in Dayton, Ohio
Private First Class January 5, 1918
Prior to departure his residence was Marion, Iowa
Departure June 12, 1918 at New York, New York on the SS Canopic
Meuse-Argonne - wounded in action slightly October 29, 1918
American Expeditionary Forces June 12, 1918 to April 18, 1919
Honorable discharge May 10, 1919.
Trained at Camp Sherman, Ohio

Born May 26, 1889 in Manning
Death December 6, 1932
Burial Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa
Wife Ella (Kvale) Vanderbilt (March 4, 1887 - July 5, 1969)
Burial Union Prairie Cemetery, Winneshiek County, Iowa

Lester was the son of John and Ruth Ann (Scott) Vanderbilt
Siblings: Jessie Ferguson, Joe, William, Floyd, Ray, Genevieve, Sarah Ross, Herman, Ira, Neva, Arthur