Paige Irving Lancaster

Born October 16th 1890 in Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia

Family

Alfred Lancaster
(Father)

Public Life
Citizen?

Yes

Religious Denomination

Baptist

Fraternal Orders

Masonic Lodge

Education

4 years normal school

2 years Hampton institute

Business
(Degree)

Military Service
Previous Military Service

Member of the school battalion at Hampton Institute 4 years

Section

Infantry

Rank

1st Lieutenant

Stationed before Deployment

Camp Upton, New York

Engagements

Vosges, Meuse-Argonne Offensive, September 26 to October 4, 1918; Marbache Sector, October 9 to November 11, 1918; 2nd Army offensive, November 10-11, 1918

Decorations

Croix de Guerre awarded to entire 1st Battalion, 367th Infantry

Civilian Life
Prewar Occupation

Bookkeeper

Employer

Hampton Institute

Prewar Residence

Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia

Postwar Residence

Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia

Postwar Occupation

Bookkeeper

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