Minnesota Discovery Center

Lester Laforest Barnes, Sr.

conflict:Spanish-American War
branch:Army
rank:Private
serial number:
location:Company H, 33th Regiment of Michigan Infantry; Florida and Cuba
enlistment date:April 26, 1898
place enlisted:
discharge date:Dec. 5, 1898
place discharged:
decorations:
history:
service documents:
references:American Legion, Press-Lloyd Post No. 247 (Chisholm, Minn.) Records. Iron Range Research Center, Chisholm, Minnesota.

Personal Information

date of birth:Sept. 14, 1877
birth place:Pearson, MI
home town:Chisholm, MN
date of death:May 2, 1953
father:George C. Barnes
mother:Mary Barnes (nee Mullen)
siblings:
school:None

Last update: 1/14/2016