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First Name: Lester

Last Name: Pounds

Birthplace: USA

Gender: Male

Branch: Army (1784 - present)



Home of Record: Bibb, AL
Middle Name: M.



Date of Birth: 1928

Date of Death: 07 October 1951

Rank: Private

Years Served:
Lester M. Pounds, Jr.

   
Engagements:
•  Korean War (1950 - 1953)

Biography:

Private Pounds

was a member of the 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on 7 October 1951.

Pounds was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.



Honoree ID: 210113   Created by: MHOH

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