Paul R. Hester

Company C 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 11/28/1944

Paul Robert Hester was born in Groton, Tompkins County, New York on May 11, 1923.

Before entering the Army he was employed by the Curtiss Wright Aircraft Corporation in Buffalo, New York.

He was drafted into the Army on January 7, 1943 at Syracuse, New York. His home of residence was listed
as Grafton, New York and his civilian occupation was listed as Healers And Medical Service Occupations.
He had completed three years of High School and was single with no dependents. His religion was
listed as Catholic.

Left:

Paul R. Hester in training
in the United States

Photo from the Fields of Honor Database website
courtesy of Julien Woestyn

Right:

Paul R. Hester in training
in the United States

Photo from the Fields of Honor Database website
courtesy of Julien Woestyn

He was assigned to Company C 22nd Infantry from the 92nd Replacement Battalion on November 18, 1944.

Private First Class Hester was killed in action in Germany during the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest
on November 28, 1944.

Article by ThatSaulFolks from Ancestry.com

Paul R. Hester was originally buried in the temporary cemetery at Margraten
in Block P Row 5 Grave 116, and was moved to the permanent cemetery at Margraten,
in the 1947-1949 time frame, when the temporary cemeteries were shut down.

Burial:
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten
Eijsden-Margraten Municipality
Limburg, Netherlands
Plot B Row 21 Grave 22

Grave marker for Paul R. Hester

Photo by Des Philippet
from the
Find A Grave website

Top photo of Paul Hester from the Fields of Honor Database website courtesy of Julien Woestyn

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