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
Philppine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
