Background
LESTER, James Allen was born on October 13, 1891 in South Carolina, United States. Son of Allen and Rosaline (Ridgell) Lester.
LESTER, James Allen was born on October 13, 1891 in South Carolina, United States. Son of Allen and Rosaline (Ridgell) Lester.
The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina, Bachelor of Science, 1911. United States Military Academy, 1915. Field Artillery Adv. School, 1926.
Command and General Staff School, 1927. French War College; L’Ecole Supérieure de Guerre, 1929.
C. Mexico Border, 1916-1917. American Expeditionary Forces, France, Germany, 1917-1918. Office, Chief of Field Artillery, 1922-1925.
Prof, of Military Science, Yale. Major, Field Artillery, United States Army—.
Member: Sachem Hall Yale U. Club: Grads.
Spouse Mildred Minor White, July 1, 1925, Washington, D.