About
World War I (1914-1918)
William Lester Lasher was born in Cossayuna, New York, on July 24, 1894. By 1900, he was living in Schenectady County. Before enlisting in the military, he worked as a painter for R.W. Safford.
On May 17, 1918, William enlisted in the United States Army. He was a Private assigned to the Ship Repair Shop Unit 301. On September 27, 1918, William died of pneumonia in New Jersey. He is buried in the Fisher Cemetery, Rotterdam, New York.
Sources: Ancestry