Lester S. Bristol

Lester S. Bristol

Mr. Bristol enlisted in the Army April 9, 1941, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Home at entry: Togo, Minnesota.

He served as a Private and rifleman in the Central Pacific.

Awarded: Bronze Star Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, American Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one bronze battle star, and five overseas service bars.

Honorably discharged July 17, 1945, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota.

Source: Hometown Heroes:  The Saint Louis County World War II Project, page 45.

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