Lester, Douglas Dairus

Title

Lester, Douglas Dairus

Last Name

Lester

First and Middle Name

Douglas Darius

Nicknames or Other Names

"Cafe"

Hometown

Christiansburg, Virginia

County and/or State

Montgomery County, Virginia

Birth Date

March 31, 1891

Death Date

7 January 1972

Parents

Darius Dudley Lester and Morgianna Maude Lester

Spouse(s)

Nellie Christina Lester

Children

Douglas Darius Lester

VPI Graduating Class

1913

Undergraduate Major

Electrical Engineering

Graduated

Yes

Service Branch

Army, National Army

Unit

Field Artillery

Rank

Second Lieutenant

Military Events

Trained at Camp Jackson, South Carolina and Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Did not serve overseas

1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet

Yes

Bibliography

  • Virginia, U.S., Department of Military Affairs Records, 1876-1947 for Douglas Darius Lester

Files

Douglas Darius Lester senior portrait from the 1913 VPI Bugle.jpg
Douglas Darius Lester picture from the 1913 VPI Bugle.jpg
Douglas Darius Lester biography from the 1913 VPI Bugle.jpg
Virginia, U.S., Department of Military Affairs Records, 1876-1947 for Douglas Darius Lester.jpg

Collection

Citation

“Lester, Douglas Dairus,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 3, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/383.

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