Lester, who resided at 200 East Twenty-Forth Street, Wilmington, Delaware served as a Staff Sergeant and tail gunner on B-24 (#41-29496) "RAM IT-DAMMIT" with the 506th Bomber Squadron, 44th Bombardment Group, U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.
He was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was shot down by flak on a mission to Rheims, France during the war.
He had served in the Air Corps for two years and two months at the time of his death and was decorated with a Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13078765
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Below mission info submitted by Dwight "Andy" Anderson.
Flying in a B-24 that took off from Shipdham assigned target Seine Bridges near Creil, France. Hit by flak in the flight deck during the bomb run. Caught fire and went into a steep dive, exploded and crashed 1949hrs at La Ferme Megret, 550 yards south of Creil 7 KIA 4 POW. He was serving as the tail gunner.
Son of Elmer Davis Warren and Anna Mae Bowen Warren.
Husband of Jane Sines Warren.
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Others on this flight include:
Acuff, Coyle J., S/Sgt, Gunner, POW
Farrell, John A., 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, Pennsylvania, KIA
McCormick, Raymond, 1st Lt, Navigator, POW
Richardson, Paul, 1st Lt, Bombardier, California, KIA
Ries, Robert P., S/Sgt, Gunner, Ohio, KIA
Scudday, Bernie L., 1st Lt, Pilot, Texas, KIA
Tepe, Carl W., S/Sgt, Gunner, Texas, POW
Ventura, Anthony J., T/Sgt, Radio Op, New York, KIA
Wycheck, Joseph E., T/Sgt, Gunner, Pennsylvania, KIA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was shot down by flak on a mission to Rheims, France during the war.
He had served in the Air Corps for two years and two months at the time of his death and was decorated with a Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13078765
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Below mission info submitted by Dwight "Andy" Anderson.
Flying in a B-24 that took off from Shipdham assigned target Seine Bridges near Creil, France. Hit by flak in the flight deck during the bomb run. Caught fire and went into a steep dive, exploded and crashed 1949hrs at La Ferme Megret, 550 yards south of Creil 7 KIA 4 POW. He was serving as the tail gunner.
Son of Elmer Davis Warren and Anna Mae Bowen Warren.
Husband of Jane Sines Warren.
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Others on this flight include:
Acuff, Coyle J., S/Sgt, Gunner, POW
Farrell, John A., 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, Pennsylvania, KIA
McCormick, Raymond, 1st Lt, Navigator, POW
Richardson, Paul, 1st Lt, Bombardier, California, KIA
Ries, Robert P., S/Sgt, Gunner, Ohio, KIA
Scudday, Bernie L., 1st Lt, Pilot, Texas, KIA
Tepe, Carl W., S/Sgt, Gunner, Texas, POW
Ventura, Anthony J., T/Sgt, Radio Op, New York, KIA
Wycheck, Joseph E., T/Sgt, Gunner, Pennsylvania, KIA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Lester, who resided at 200 East Twenty-Forth Street, Wilmington, Delaware served as a Staff Sergeant and tail gunner on B-24 (#41-29496) "RAM IT-DAMMIT" with the 506th Bomber Squadron, 44th Bombardment Group, U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.
He was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was shot down by flak on a mission to Rheims, France during the war.
He had served in the Air Corps for two years and two months at the time of his death and was decorated with a Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13078765
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Below mission info submitted by Dwight "Andy" Anderson.
Flying in a B-24 that took off from Shipdham assigned target Seine Bridges near Creil, France. Hit by flak in the flight deck during the bomb run. Caught fire and went into a steep dive, exploded and crashed 1949hrs at La Ferme Megret, 550 yards south of Creil 7 KIA 4 POW. He was serving as the tail gunner.
Son of Elmer Davis Warren and Anna Mae Bowen Warren.
Husband of Jane Sines Warren.
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Others on this flight include:
Acuff, Coyle J., S/Sgt, Gunner, POW
Farrell, John A., 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, Pennsylvania, KIA
McCormick, Raymond, 1st Lt, Navigator, POW
Richardson, Paul, 1st Lt, Bombardier, California, KIA
Ries, Robert P., S/Sgt, Gunner, Ohio, KIA
Scudday, Bernie L., 1st Lt, Pilot, Texas, KIA
Tepe, Carl W., S/Sgt, Gunner, Texas, POW
Ventura, Anthony J., T/Sgt, Radio Op, New York, KIA
Wycheck, Joseph E., T/Sgt, Gunner, Pennsylvania, KIA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was shot down by flak on a mission to Rheims, France during the war.
He had served in the Air Corps for two years and two months at the time of his death and was decorated with a Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13078765
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Below mission info submitted by Dwight "Andy" Anderson.
Flying in a B-24 that took off from Shipdham assigned target Seine Bridges near Creil, France. Hit by flak in the flight deck during the bomb run. Caught fire and went into a steep dive, exploded and crashed 1949hrs at La Ferme Megret, 550 yards south of Creil 7 KIA 4 POW. He was serving as the tail gunner.
Son of Elmer Davis Warren and Anna Mae Bowen Warren.
Husband of Jane Sines Warren.
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Others on this flight include:
Acuff, Coyle J., S/Sgt, Gunner, POW
Farrell, John A., 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, Pennsylvania, KIA
McCormick, Raymond, 1st Lt, Navigator, POW
Richardson, Paul, 1st Lt, Bombardier, California, KIA
Ries, Robert P., S/Sgt, Gunner, Ohio, KIA
Scudday, Bernie L., 1st Lt, Pilot, Texas, KIA
Tepe, Carl W., S/Sgt, Gunner, Texas, POW
Ventura, Anthony J., T/Sgt, Radio Op, New York, KIA
Wycheck, Joseph E., T/Sgt, Gunner, Pennsylvania, KIA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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