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   Lester P. Johns Sr. enlisted in the Navy in 1917. He served on the Battleship Connecticut in WW1. This ship was torpedo'ed and sunk. Lester Sr was at first listed as lost and his son who had been baptized Carl had his name changed to Lester P Johns Jr. after his Father.  1918, Was signal man in the USN. on Battleship
     Lester P SR. came home and worked for the Barret Roofing Plant as a time keeper until the plant was closed. He worked on the Levee Board in the field as a timekeeper for 12 years. In the depression years he started selling Chevrolet cars and did so until WW2 when he went to work in a defense industry plant. After the war he worked for Convair A/Craft in California as a parts dept manager until he died.
Compiled by Lester P. Jr. his son.

Henry LeRoy Johns Sr. (Rev.)
D.O.B November 12, 1896
Served in the U.S. Navy during WWI as an Apprentice Seaman.......commissioned at Pelham Bay (Great Lakes area) as Ensign, USNR.  HLJ's Veteran's Benefit No. which he apparently
attached importance to was C 1313487. His Social Security No. was 201-30-5212.

Palm Beach Co, Fl Civilian Draft Registration, 1917-1918
Johns, Charlie Griffin         8 Feb 1880      W    Palm Beach FL
Johns, Ivory                       25 Dec 1893   B     Thomasville GA    Palm Beach FL
Johns, Rufus Cleveland     20 Jul 1889     W      Brunswick GA     Palm Beach FL
Johns, Walter Orlando      21 Jan 1894    W      Stuart FL              Palm Beach FL

Missouri WWI Military Service Cards Database, Johns Search