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First Name: Lester

Last Name: Gayoso

Birthplace: Fannin Co., TX, USA

Gender: Male

Branch: Army (1784 - present)



Home of Record: Dallas, TX
Middle Name: R.



Date of Birth: 09 October 1923

Date of Death: 18 March 1944

Rank: Technician Fifth Grade

Years Served:
Lester Ray Gayoso

    
Engagements:
•  World War II (1941 - 1945)
Biography:

Lester Ray Gayoso

Technician 5th Grade, U. S. Army

Silver Star

GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Division, General Orders No. 23 (1944)
CITATION:
(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Technician Fifth Grade Lester R. Gayoso (ASN: 18015120), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for gallantry in action while serving with the 82d Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.
Origin of Nickname/Handle:

Texas WWII Exceptional Gallantry
Honoree ID: 316178   Created by: drjones46

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