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rdfs:label	Fred Faulkner Lester
rdfs:comment	Fred Faulkner Lester (April 29, 1926 – June 8, 1945) was a United States Navy hospital corpsman who was killed in action while assigned to the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He was awarded the nation's highest military award for valor, the Medal of Honor, posthumously, for his heroic actions during the Battle of Okinawa. Lester was buried at Clarendon Hills Cemetery in Darien, Illinois. The destroyer escort USS Lester (DE-1022) was named in his honor, as was Camp Lester, a Marine Corps installation, at Chatan, Okinawa, Japan, the former site of U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa.
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serviceyears	1943
Birth Date	1926-04-29
Branch	United States Navy
death place	Okinawa Shima, Ryukyu Islands
Name	Fred Faulkner Lester
placeofburial label	Place of burial
Birth Place	Downers Grove, Illinois
Awards	Combat Action Ribbon Presidential Unit Citation (United States) Medal of HonorPurple Heart Medal
death date	1945-06-08
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Allegiance	United States
Battles	World War II
placeofburial	Clarendon Hills Cemetery, Darien, Illinois
abstract	Fred Faulkner Lester (April 29, 1926 – June 8, 1945) was a United States Navy hospital corpsman who was killed in action while assigned to the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He was awarded the nation's highest military award for valor, the Medal of Honor, posthumously, for his heroic actions during the Battle of Okinawa. Lester was buried at Clarendon Hills Cemetery in Darien, Illinois. The destroyer escort USS Lester (DE-1022) was named in his honor, as was Camp Lester, a Marine Corps installation, at Chatan, Okinawa, Japan, the former site of U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa.