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Lester, Robert Lawrence

Rank and Name, Seaman Second Class Robert Lawrence Lester.

Unit/Placed in, USS Amberjack (SS-219) Submarine, United States Navy.

 

Robert is born approx. on Nov. 15, 1922 in .

Father, Robert C. Lester.

Mother, Nellie Lester.

Brother(s), Troy Lester.

 

Robert enlisted the service in West Virginia with service number # 2665423.

 

Robert was KIA probably from a depth charge from the Japanese Navy on March 23, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

Robert is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Walls of the missing.

 

Thanks to,

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com    Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/    Geoffrey Roecker

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Website,

Philppine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

 

 

 

 

 

USS Amberjack (SS-219) Submarine
Location
Robert L. Lester
His rank Seaman Second Class