Polk County

 

Capt. Lester A. Maize

 

 

Lester Andrew Maize was born about 1915 to John O. and Edna Jamison Maize. He died July 30, 1944 and is buried in Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.

Capt. Maize served in World War II with the U.S. Army 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division and died while serving his country. He was awarded the Purple Heart.

Source: ancestry.com