Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until March 9, 1946.
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Husband of Sara Kornblum who resided in Bronx, New York.
Lester served as a First Lieutenant & Bombardier on B-24L #44-41422, 371st Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in New York County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 1, 1942 in New York City, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Shipping and receiving clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
He was married sometime after his enlistment.
B-24L #44-41422 took off, with a crew of 10, from Kornasoren Airdrome, Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia on a bombing mission. They were contacted once by radio and were not seen nor heard from again. The entire crew was lost.
Lester was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster.
Service # O-684117
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Airmen who perished on B-24L #44-41422:
Curletti, Peter ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, NY
Dolenga, Raymond C ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MI
Flood, Durward R ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, TX
Foster, Donald V ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Kahn, Seymour ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Kizer, Gayle W ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OK
Kornblum, Lester ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, NY
Pfeiffer, David G ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MO
Pritzker, Beryl ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
Reynolds, William J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, OH
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Husband of Sara Kornblum who resided in Bronx, New York.
Lester served as a First Lieutenant & Bombardier on B-24L #44-41422, 371st Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in New York County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 1, 1942 in New York City, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Shipping and receiving clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
He was married sometime after his enlistment.
B-24L #44-41422 took off, with a crew of 10, from Kornasoren Airdrome, Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia on a bombing mission. They were contacted once by radio and were not seen nor heard from again. The entire crew was lost.
Lester was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster.
Service # O-684117
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24L #44-41422:
Curletti, Peter ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, NY
Dolenga, Raymond C ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MI
Flood, Durward R ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, TX
Foster, Donald V ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Kahn, Seymour ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Kizer, Gayle W ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OK
Kornblum, Lester ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, NY
Pfeiffer, David G ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MO
Pritzker, Beryl ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
Reynolds, William J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, OH
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until March 9, 1946.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Husband of Sara Kornblum who resided in Bronx, New York.
Lester served as a First Lieutenant & Bombardier on B-24L #44-41422, 371st Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in New York County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 1, 1942 in New York City, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Shipping and receiving clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
He was married sometime after his enlistment.
B-24L #44-41422 took off, with a crew of 10, from Kornasoren Airdrome, Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia on a bombing mission. They were contacted once by radio and were not seen nor heard from again. The entire crew was lost.
Lester was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster.
Service # O-684117
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24L #44-41422:
Curletti, Peter ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, NY
Dolenga, Raymond C ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MI
Flood, Durward R ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, TX
Foster, Donald V ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Kahn, Seymour ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Kizer, Gayle W ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OK
Kornblum, Lester ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, NY
Pfeiffer, David G ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MO
Pritzker, Beryl ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
Reynolds, William J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, OH
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Husband of Sara Kornblum who resided in Bronx, New York.
Lester served as a First Lieutenant & Bombardier on B-24L #44-41422, 371st Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in New York County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 1, 1942 in New York City, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Shipping and receiving clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
He was married sometime after his enlistment.
B-24L #44-41422 took off, with a crew of 10, from Kornasoren Airdrome, Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia on a bombing mission. They were contacted once by radio and were not seen nor heard from again. The entire crew was lost.
Lester was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster.
Service # O-684117
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24L #44-41422:
Curletti, Peter ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, NY
Dolenga, Raymond C ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MI
Flood, Durward R ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, TX
Foster, Donald V ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Kahn, Seymour ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Kizer, Gayle W ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OK
Kornblum, Lester ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, NY
Pfeiffer, David G ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MO
Pritzker, Beryl ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
Reynolds, William J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, OH
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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