Lester Roger Hess
Military
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UPL 17058
1LT Lester R. Hess
Pilot
388th BG - 561st BS
Lead his crew on 34 combat missions.
Pilot
388th BG - 561st BS
Lead his crew on 34 combat missions.
388th BGA
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35883463
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Heaven's Above
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Supermouse
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 19 April 1945
- Date: 18 April 1945
- Date: 17 April 1945
- Date: 16 April 1945
- Date: 15 April 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Lancaster, New York | 12 March 1919 | |
Enlisted |
Atlantic City, NJ, USA | 1 February 1943 | |
Died |
Anderson, SC, USA | 19 November 2010 | |
Erie County, NY, USA |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html