John A. Lesac, a sergeant in the Army Air Forces, went missing in action over England on Jan. 21, 1945. He had been overseas since December 1944 as a gunner on a B-17 bomber. A graduate of Omaha South High School, he had worked as a checker for Swift and Co. before entering the Army. Pitched for the 1939 Red Tops team that made it to the Omaha American Legion Championship before losing to eventual national champion McDevitt's. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lesac.
bio Omaha World Herald
21 Jan 1945
Cemetery: Tablets of The Missing At Cambridge American Cemetery
Cemetery Burial Plot: Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Cemetery City: Cambridge
Cemetery Country: England
War: World War II
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
Title: Sergeant
Rank: Sergeant
Service: U.S. Army Air Forces
Service ID: 37469041
Division: 568th Bomber Squadron, 390th Bomber Group, Heavy
Data Source: World War II Honor Roll
bio Omaha World Herald
21 Jan 1945
Cemetery: Tablets of The Missing At Cambridge American Cemetery
Cemetery Burial Plot: Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Cemetery City: Cambridge
Cemetery Country: England
War: World War II
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
Title: Sergeant
Rank: Sergeant
Service: U.S. Army Air Forces
Service ID: 37469041
Division: 568th Bomber Squadron, 390th Bomber Group, Heavy
Data Source: World War II Honor Roll
John A. Lesac, a sergeant in the Army Air Forces, went missing in action over England on Jan. 21, 1945. He had been overseas since December 1944 as a gunner on a B-17 bomber. A graduate of Omaha South High School, he had worked as a checker for Swift and Co. before entering the Army. Pitched for the 1939 Red Tops team that made it to the Omaha American Legion Championship before losing to eventual national champion McDevitt's. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lesac.
bio Omaha World Herald
21 Jan 1945
Cemetery: Tablets of The Missing At Cambridge American Cemetery
Cemetery Burial Plot: Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Cemetery City: Cambridge
Cemetery Country: England
War: World War II
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
Title: Sergeant
Rank: Sergeant
Service: U.S. Army Air Forces
Service ID: 37469041
Division: 568th Bomber Squadron, 390th Bomber Group, Heavy
Data Source: World War II Honor Roll
bio Omaha World Herald
21 Jan 1945
Cemetery: Tablets of The Missing At Cambridge American Cemetery
Cemetery Burial Plot: Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Cemetery City: Cambridge
Cemetery Country: England
War: World War II
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
Title: Sergeant
Rank: Sergeant
Service: U.S. Army Air Forces
Service ID: 37469041
Division: 568th Bomber Squadron, 390th Bomber Group, Heavy
Data Source: World War II Honor Roll
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Entered the service from Nebraska.
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