World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Lester T. Ward
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Sturgeon, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Joseph K. Oyler
KILLED IN ACTION ON DECEMBER 5, 1943, WHEN HIS B-24 LIBERATOR BOMBER WAS SHOT DOWN OVER ST NAZAIRE, FRANCE. HE WAS A STAFF SERGEANT AND TAIL GUNNER AND SERVED WITH THE 566TH BOMBER SQUADRON OF THE 389TH BOMBER GROUP.