Lackey Lester

Monuments

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

Name:

Lester Lackey

Rank:

Flight Officer

Serial Number:

T-183807

Unit:

1337th Army Air Force Base Unit

Date of Death:

1945-04-05

State:

California

Cemetery:

Manila American Cemetery, Taguig, Philippines

Plot:

Walls of the Missing

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal

Comments:

Lester Lackey was born on April 26, 1915 in La Junta, Otero County, Colorado. He entered the military service in California and served in the 1337th Army Air Force Base Unit as a Flight Officer and Pilot of an aircraft during World War II. He was declared "Missing in Action" on April 5, 1945 and is commemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines. He was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.