Raymond Carl Lestico
MilitaryAssigned to 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 27-Apr-44 in B-17 #42-3534 "Ol' Dad". Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4268
Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14094112
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34700153
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20416708 / O-747903
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-692574
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
17 September 1910 | Son of Laura Lena [Tessmer] Lestico. | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
27 April 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. | |
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Died |
8 January 1985 | ||
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Buried |
11 January 1985 | Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota | |
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Based |
27 April 1944 | Assigned to 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Combined two entries for Raymond C Lestico. Now includes information from the following sources:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.mcadams.org/fpdb/sqds_name2.asp
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4268 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database