Lester Lee Throckmorton Veteran

Birth: 13 Sep 1918
Colorado, USA
Death: 10 Dec 1941 (aged 23)
Cavite, Cavite Province, CALABARZON, Philippines
Burial: Golden Gate National Cemetery

San Bruno, San Mateo County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot: SECTION B SITE 801
Memorial ID: 3547960 View Source

Ship's Cook Third Class. Killed In Action aboard U.S.S. Peary (DD-226) when 50+ Japanese bombers attacked the docked destroyer at Cavite Navy Base, Philippines, December 10, 1941. Seventeen crewmembers were killed.
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Entered the service from Wyoming.

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