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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Lester Hershey

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Brooklyn, New York

Honored By

Gene & Mary Moxley

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

LIEUTENANT. NAVIGATOR ON A B-24 LIBERATOR. SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 781ST SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. HE BAILED OUT OF HIS AIRCRAFT DUE TO MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES ON A COMBAT MISSION TO AN OIL REFINERY IN BLECHHAMMER, GERMANY ON DECEMBER 17, 1944. HE WAS EVACUATED BY FRIENDLY FORCES TO BARI, ITALY ON JANUARY 14, 1945.