March 22, 1905 – May 18, 1980
Lester Hoard
Personal Information
Birthplace: Hamilton, Texas
Service Information
Branch of Service: Army
Unit: 803rd Engineer Battalion
Theater of Operation: Pacific
Highest Rank: Corporal
Honored By: Nieces, Mary Boop and Wanda Lang; and Nephew, Jack Straley
Biography
Corporal L.E. Hoard was a prisoner of war from November 1, 1941 to September 7, 1945. He was prisoner number 3840. He was in the Bataan Death March Camp in the Tokyo Bay Area.
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