Fred Faulkner Lester Military person

Fred Faulkner Lester (April 29, 1926 – June 8, 1945) was a United States Navy hospital corpsman who was killed in action while assigned to the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He was awarded the nation's highest military award for valor, the Medal of Honor, posthumously, for his heroic actions during the Battle of Okinawa.Lester was buried at Clarendon Hills Cemetery in Darien, Illinois. The destroyer escort USS Lester (DE-1022) was named in his honor, as was Camp Lester, a Marine Corps installation, at Chatan, Okinawa, Japan, the former site of U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 29, 1926
Birth place
Downers Grove Illinois
Date of deathJune 08, 1945
Place of death
Ryukyu Islands , Okinawa Shima
Resting place
Darien Illinois

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Military person

allegianceUnited States of America
award
Combat Action Ribbon
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
Medal of Honor
military operations
World War II
military branch
United States Navy
military unit
6th Marine Division (United States)
22nd Marine Regiment (United States)
1st Battalion 22nd Marines
service start1943
service end1945

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External resources

  1. http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/wwII-g-l.html