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Capt Lester Strode “Les” White

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Capt Lester Strode “Les” White

Birth
Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri, USA
Death
22 Nov 1943 (aged 26)
Goose Bay, Labrador Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Burial
West Point, Orange County, New York, USA Add to Map
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SECTION IV SITE 22
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Pilot, 710th Bomb Sq, 447th Bomb Gp
Service ID: O-024092

He entered the service from Audrain County, MO. He was a Graduate US Military Academy class of 1941.

He was lost when B-17G #42-31219 crashed over Lake Melville, 30 miles north of Goose Bay, Newfoundland-Labrador, Canada when en route upon deployment to Rattlesden Air Base, England.

The crew is listed here in the virtual cemetery for B-17G #42-31219. All but one of the crew, Sgt Lorenz A Kirchoff, is believed to have been recovered.
Pilot, 710th Bomb Sq, 447th Bomb Gp
Service ID: O-024092

He entered the service from Audrain County, MO. He was a Graduate US Military Academy class of 1941.

He was lost when B-17G #42-31219 crashed over Lake Melville, 30 miles north of Goose Bay, Newfoundland-Labrador, Canada when en route upon deployment to Rattlesden Air Base, England.

The crew is listed here in the virtual cemetery for B-17G #42-31219. All but one of the crew, Sgt Lorenz A Kirchoff, is believed to have been recovered.

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CAPT, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II

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  • Created by: ShaneO
  • Added: Apr 10, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68178350/lester_strode-white: accessed ), memorial page for Capt Lester Strode “Les” White (26 Jan 1917–22 Nov 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 68178350, citing United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA; Maintained by ShaneO (contributor 47009366).