353rd Fighter Group, 352nd Fighter Squadron, 8th AF
Support Mission P-47D 42-7999
last location 9 mi N Amiens, France
Missing Air Crew Report 474 (NARA)
On August 31, 1943, Lieutenant Lester L. Dansky, 27 years old from Wilmot, South Dakota, was KIA while flying a P-47D Thunderbolt with the 353rd Fighter Group, 352nd Fighter Squadron based at Metfield, England. Lt. Dansky was killed when his aircraft sustained a mid-air collision with Lt. Robert T. Murden, also of the 353rdFG, 352nd FS at 30,000 feet, nine miles North of Amiens France. Lt. Dansky's flight were on an escort mission protecting a formation of B-17s attacking the German aerodrome at Amiens/Glisy, France. Lt. Dansky was seen to bale out of his aircraft but his parachute failed to open.
"The family of 2Lt. Lester L. Dansky received news from the war department dated November 24 1943, regarding the Lieutenant. The letter regretfully informed the Dansky family that 2Lt. Lester L. Dansky, previously reported missing in action, was killed in action on thirty-one August over occupied German territory in France while on a bombing mission. Until the arrival of the letter the family had been hopeful that 2Lt. Dansky had parachuted safely to earth and was being held prisoner in Germany or occupied territory. The Sisseton Courier reported in the January 6, 1944 issue that Mrs. Edith Dansky received a 'Purple Heart' for her son. The War Department issued 2Lt. Lester Dansky the Purple Heart for "military merit and for wounds received in action which resulted in his death." The award was dated December 18, 1943. 2Lt. Dansky had previously been awarded the Air Medal for outstanding service."-Hilary N. Rowland, 12th Grade, Sisseton High School, Sisseton, South Dakota, February 12, 2002
Lester entered the service in Ottawa, Ontario on May 14, 1942. He reenlisted on August 5, 1942. He was a member of the 352nd Fighter Squadron and the 353rd Fighter Group. He was a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corps. 2Lt. Dansky's two brothers served as Lieutenants in the Air Corps and his sister Irene was a S 2C in the Waves.
Information and photograph attained from web sources:
www.littlefriends.co.uk
https://vetaffairs.sd.gov/.../Sub.../profiles/Display.asp...
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/147931
https://353rdfightergroup.wordpress.com/2012/09/02/mission15...
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28181009/lester-l-dansky
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Support Mission P-47D 42-7999
last location 9 mi N Amiens, France
Missing Air Crew Report 474 (NARA)
On August 31, 1943, Lieutenant Lester L. Dansky, 27 years old from Wilmot, South Dakota, was KIA while flying a P-47D Thunderbolt with the 353rd Fighter Group, 352nd Fighter Squadron based at Metfield, England. Lt. Dansky was killed when his aircraft sustained a mid-air collision with Lt. Robert T. Murden, also of the 353rdFG, 352nd FS at 30,000 feet, nine miles North of Amiens France. Lt. Dansky's flight were on an escort mission protecting a formation of B-17s attacking the German aerodrome at Amiens/Glisy, France. Lt. Dansky was seen to bale out of his aircraft but his parachute failed to open.
"The family of 2Lt. Lester L. Dansky received news from the war department dated November 24 1943, regarding the Lieutenant. The letter regretfully informed the Dansky family that 2Lt. Lester L. Dansky, previously reported missing in action, was killed in action on thirty-one August over occupied German territory in France while on a bombing mission. Until the arrival of the letter the family had been hopeful that 2Lt. Dansky had parachuted safely to earth and was being held prisoner in Germany or occupied territory. The Sisseton Courier reported in the January 6, 1944 issue that Mrs. Edith Dansky received a 'Purple Heart' for her son. The War Department issued 2Lt. Lester Dansky the Purple Heart for "military merit and for wounds received in action which resulted in his death." The award was dated December 18, 1943. 2Lt. Dansky had previously been awarded the Air Medal for outstanding service."-Hilary N. Rowland, 12th Grade, Sisseton High School, Sisseton, South Dakota, February 12, 2002
Lester entered the service in Ottawa, Ontario on May 14, 1942. He reenlisted on August 5, 1942. He was a member of the 352nd Fighter Squadron and the 353rd Fighter Group. He was a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corps. 2Lt. Dansky's two brothers served as Lieutenants in the Air Corps and his sister Irene was a S 2C in the Waves.
Information and photograph attained from web sources:
www.littlefriends.co.uk
https://vetaffairs.sd.gov/.../Sub.../profiles/Display.asp...
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/147931
https://353rdfightergroup.wordpress.com/2012/09/02/mission15...
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28181009/lester-l-dansky
(Copied from: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=1119685011477777&story_fbid=1728350270611245)
353rd Fighter Group, 352nd Fighter Squadron, 8th AF
Support Mission P-47D 42-7999
last location 9 mi N Amiens, France
Missing Air Crew Report 474 (NARA)
On August 31, 1943, Lieutenant Lester L. Dansky, 27 years old from Wilmot, South Dakota, was KIA while flying a P-47D Thunderbolt with the 353rd Fighter Group, 352nd Fighter Squadron based at Metfield, England. Lt. Dansky was killed when his aircraft sustained a mid-air collision with Lt. Robert T. Murden, also of the 353rdFG, 352nd FS at 30,000 feet, nine miles North of Amiens France. Lt. Dansky's flight were on an escort mission protecting a formation of B-17s attacking the German aerodrome at Amiens/Glisy, France. Lt. Dansky was seen to bale out of his aircraft but his parachute failed to open.
"The family of 2Lt. Lester L. Dansky received news from the war department dated November 24 1943, regarding the Lieutenant. The letter regretfully informed the Dansky family that 2Lt. Lester L. Dansky, previously reported missing in action, was killed in action on thirty-one August over occupied German territory in France while on a bombing mission. Until the arrival of the letter the family had been hopeful that 2Lt. Dansky had parachuted safely to earth and was being held prisoner in Germany or occupied territory. The Sisseton Courier reported in the January 6, 1944 issue that Mrs. Edith Dansky received a 'Purple Heart' for her son. The War Department issued 2Lt. Lester Dansky the Purple Heart for "military merit and for wounds received in action which resulted in his death." The award was dated December 18, 1943. 2Lt. Dansky had previously been awarded the Air Medal for outstanding service."-Hilary N. Rowland, 12th Grade, Sisseton High School, Sisseton, South Dakota, February 12, 2002
Lester entered the service in Ottawa, Ontario on May 14, 1942. He reenlisted on August 5, 1942. He was a member of the 352nd Fighter Squadron and the 353rd Fighter Group. He was a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corps. 2Lt. Dansky's two brothers served as Lieutenants in the Air Corps and his sister Irene was a S 2C in the Waves.
Information and photograph attained from web sources:
www.littlefriends.co.uk
https://vetaffairs.sd.gov/.../Sub.../profiles/Display.asp...
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/147931
https://353rdfightergroup.wordpress.com/2012/09/02/mission15...
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28181009/lester-l-dansky
(Copied from: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=1119685011477777&story_fbid=1728350270611245)
Support Mission P-47D 42-7999
last location 9 mi N Amiens, France
Missing Air Crew Report 474 (NARA)
On August 31, 1943, Lieutenant Lester L. Dansky, 27 years old from Wilmot, South Dakota, was KIA while flying a P-47D Thunderbolt with the 353rd Fighter Group, 352nd Fighter Squadron based at Metfield, England. Lt. Dansky was killed when his aircraft sustained a mid-air collision with Lt. Robert T. Murden, also of the 353rdFG, 352nd FS at 30,000 feet, nine miles North of Amiens France. Lt. Dansky's flight were on an escort mission protecting a formation of B-17s attacking the German aerodrome at Amiens/Glisy, France. Lt. Dansky was seen to bale out of his aircraft but his parachute failed to open.
"The family of 2Lt. Lester L. Dansky received news from the war department dated November 24 1943, regarding the Lieutenant. The letter regretfully informed the Dansky family that 2Lt. Lester L. Dansky, previously reported missing in action, was killed in action on thirty-one August over occupied German territory in France while on a bombing mission. Until the arrival of the letter the family had been hopeful that 2Lt. Dansky had parachuted safely to earth and was being held prisoner in Germany or occupied territory. The Sisseton Courier reported in the January 6, 1944 issue that Mrs. Edith Dansky received a 'Purple Heart' for her son. The War Department issued 2Lt. Lester Dansky the Purple Heart for "military merit and for wounds received in action which resulted in his death." The award was dated December 18, 1943. 2Lt. Dansky had previously been awarded the Air Medal for outstanding service."-Hilary N. Rowland, 12th Grade, Sisseton High School, Sisseton, South Dakota, February 12, 2002
Lester entered the service in Ottawa, Ontario on May 14, 1942. He reenlisted on August 5, 1942. He was a member of the 352nd Fighter Squadron and the 353rd Fighter Group. He was a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corps. 2Lt. Dansky's two brothers served as Lieutenants in the Air Corps and his sister Irene was a S 2C in the Waves.
Information and photograph attained from web sources:
www.littlefriends.co.uk
https://vetaffairs.sd.gov/.../Sub.../profiles/Display.asp...
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/147931
https://353rdfightergroup.wordpress.com/2012/09/02/mission15...
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28181009/lester-l-dansky
(Copied from: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=1119685011477777&story_fbid=1728350270611245)
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