Lester James Holcombe

 

Staff Sergeant

 

WWII

 

Army   29^th Infantry

 

Date of Service: 1942 - 1945

 

Theater of Operations: Europe – landed on Normandy on D-Day; Iceland – Served as a watchman for submarines

 

Interesting Fact:

 

Served as President Roosevelt’s honor guard at Fort Benning, GA

Pages authored  by fifth grade Yancey County Schools Fifth Grade Students

Special thanks to:

 French Broad Electric’s Bright Ideas Grant

Yancey County Schools Foundation Grant

2007—2008