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Fred Faulkner Lester
Fred Faulkner Lester (April 29, 1926 – June 8, 1945) was a United States Navy hospital corpsman who was killed in action during World War II while assigned to a Marine Corps rifle company. He was posthumously awarded the nation's highest military decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor, for heroic actions "above and beyond the call of duty" on June 8, 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa.
Lester was buried at Clarendon Hills Cemetery in Darien, Illinois. The destroyer
Fred Lester
Fred Lester may refer to:
- Fred Lester (Australian footballer) (1902–1959), Australian rules footballer
- Fred Lester (footballer, born 1911) (1911–1974), English footballer
- Fred Faulkner Lester (1926–1945), United States Navy hospital corpsman and Medal of Honor recipient