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Harry Jacob Kester
Corporal, US Army:  Battery C, 311th Field Artillery
Birth: March 21, 1896 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA
Death: December 12, 1962 in Martinsburg, WV
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Area CC/Lot 48
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Frederick Post (December 13, 1962)



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PA Service Record
ADDITIONAL FACTS OF NOTE
Military Information
Age at Enlistment:            22 years, 2 months   
Home Residence during War:  Shenandoah, PA
Military Years:           1918 - 1919
                        5/27/1918 Inducted at Shenandoah, PA
                        Private, Battery C, 311th Field Artillery
                       Overseas 7/14/1918 to 5/28/1919
                        9/9/1918 Promoted to Private 1st Class
                        10/8/1918 Promoted to Corporal
                       6/4/1919 Honorable Discharge at Camp Dix, NJ

 
Personal Information
Occupation:    Owner, insulating company 
Father:             Jacob H. Kester
Mother:            Susan J.
Spouse:            Catherine Blanch Goodes
 
Cause of Death:    
Last Known Address:   321 E. Third St., Frederick, MD

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