He was the son of Cecil Harrelson and his second wife Frances Ferry. "The Roosevelt Journal," published by the Students of Roosevelt Junior High School, San Francisco, California, June 1934, listed him as one of the junior high graduates that year, indicating that 1919 is likely the correct year of his birth.
At the time of the 1940 Census, he was living and working in a WPA camp in Monterey. Later that year, he enlisted in the Army, destined to go to the Philippines. His Army record showed he was born on August 3, 1915, so apparently he overstated his age by four years when he enlisted.
From the Golden Gate National Cemetery website:
HARRELSON, CHESTER L
PVT US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF DEATH: 06/20/1942
BURIED AT: SECTION L SITE 7566
From the California Death Index:
Name: HARRELSON, CHESTER LEROY Social Security #: 0 Sex: MALE Birth Date: 3 Aug 1915
Birthplace: CALIFORNIA
Death Date: 20 Jun 1942
Death Place: SAN FRANCISCO
Mother's Maiden Name:
Father's Surname: HARRELSON
California Birth Index:
Chester L. HARRELSON
b. 3 Aug 1919, San Joaquin Co. CA
Mother's Maiden Name: FERRY
1920 Federal Census for San Francisco, California, Enumeration District 71, 6A Sheet Number 0044 (Image 11) showed him living at 1144 Fair Oaks Street:
Harrelson, Cecil D., Head, R[ents], M, W, 36, M, California, California, California, Detective
Frances, Wife, F, W, 21, M, California, California, California, None
Chester L., Son, M, W, 5/12, S, California, California, California
At the time of the 1940 Census, he was living and working in a WPA camp in Monterey. Later that year, he enlisted in the Army, destined to go to the Philippines. His Army record showed he was born on August 3, 1915, so apparently he overstated his age by four years when he enlisted.
From the Golden Gate National Cemetery website:
HARRELSON, CHESTER L
PVT US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF DEATH: 06/20/1942
BURIED AT: SECTION L SITE 7566
From the California Death Index:
Name: HARRELSON, CHESTER LEROY Social Security #: 0 Sex: MALE Birth Date: 3 Aug 1915
Birthplace: CALIFORNIA
Death Date: 20 Jun 1942
Death Place: SAN FRANCISCO
Mother's Maiden Name:
Father's Surname: HARRELSON
California Birth Index:
Chester L. HARRELSON
b. 3 Aug 1919, San Joaquin Co. CA
Mother's Maiden Name: FERRY
1920 Federal Census for San Francisco, California, Enumeration District 71, 6A Sheet Number 0044 (Image 11) showed him living at 1144 Fair Oaks Street:
Harrelson, Cecil D., Head, R[ents], M, W, 36, M, California, California, California, Detective
Frances, Wife, F, W, 21, M, California, California, California, None
Chester L., Son, M, W, 5/12, S, California, California, California
He was the son of Cecil Harrelson and his second wife Frances Ferry. "The Roosevelt Journal," published by the Students of Roosevelt Junior High School, San Francisco, California, June 1934, listed him as one of the junior high graduates that year, indicating that 1919 is likely the correct year of his birth.
At the time of the 1940 Census, he was living and working in a WPA camp in Monterey. Later that year, he enlisted in the Army, destined to go to the Philippines. His Army record showed he was born on August 3, 1915, so apparently he overstated his age by four years when he enlisted.
From the Golden Gate National Cemetery website:
HARRELSON, CHESTER L
PVT US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF DEATH: 06/20/1942
BURIED AT: SECTION L SITE 7566
From the California Death Index:
Name: HARRELSON, CHESTER LEROY Social Security #: 0 Sex: MALE Birth Date: 3 Aug 1915
Birthplace: CALIFORNIA
Death Date: 20 Jun 1942
Death Place: SAN FRANCISCO
Mother's Maiden Name:
Father's Surname: HARRELSON
California Birth Index:
Chester L. HARRELSON
b. 3 Aug 1919, San Joaquin Co. CA
Mother's Maiden Name: FERRY
1920 Federal Census for San Francisco, California, Enumeration District 71, 6A Sheet Number 0044 (Image 11) showed him living at 1144 Fair Oaks Street:
Harrelson, Cecil D., Head, R[ents], M, W, 36, M, California, California, California, Detective
Frances, Wife, F, W, 21, M, California, California, California, None
Chester L., Son, M, W, 5/12, S, California, California, California
At the time of the 1940 Census, he was living and working in a WPA camp in Monterey. Later that year, he enlisted in the Army, destined to go to the Philippines. His Army record showed he was born on August 3, 1915, so apparently he overstated his age by four years when he enlisted.
From the Golden Gate National Cemetery website:
HARRELSON, CHESTER L
PVT US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF DEATH: 06/20/1942
BURIED AT: SECTION L SITE 7566
From the California Death Index:
Name: HARRELSON, CHESTER LEROY Social Security #: 0 Sex: MALE Birth Date: 3 Aug 1915
Birthplace: CALIFORNIA
Death Date: 20 Jun 1942
Death Place: SAN FRANCISCO
Mother's Maiden Name:
Father's Surname: HARRELSON
California Birth Index:
Chester L. HARRELSON
b. 3 Aug 1919, San Joaquin Co. CA
Mother's Maiden Name: FERRY
1920 Federal Census for San Francisco, California, Enumeration District 71, 6A Sheet Number 0044 (Image 11) showed him living at 1144 Fair Oaks Street:
Harrelson, Cecil D., Head, R[ents], M, W, 36, M, California, California, California, Detective
Frances, Wife, F, W, 21, M, California, California, California, None
Chester L., Son, M, W, 5/12, S, California, California, California
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