Lester West
Name: Lester Ray West
Date Of Birth: May 21, 1922
Place Of Birth: Tomahawk KY
Date Of Death: April 16, 1944
Place Of Death: Pacific Ocean
Place Of Burial: Pacific Ocean
Branch Of Service: United States Army
War Or Conflict: World War Two
Highest Rank:
Unit: 26th Bomber Squadron, 11th Bomber Group, 13th Air Force
Enlistment Date: November 9, 1942
Enlistment Place: Camp Atterbury IN
Discharge Date: April 16, 1944
Discharge Place:  Pacific Ocean
Wounded In Action: Yes, Killed in Service
Spouse:
Notes: Served in the Army Air Force in the Pacific Theater.  Serial Number
35639267.  His plane went down in the Pacific and was never recovered.  
Received the Purple Heart
26TH BOMBER
SQUADRON INSIGNIA
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