Lester Burkley Snook
Military
91st BG. VIII BC
... that is Lt, Bartons crew the crew called Chief Sly and Sgt Marshall B Haugen is top left Sgt Haugen and I went to radio school and gunnery school tgether and this is the 322nd Bomb Squadron
Bruce D. Barton, Pilot (leaning with elbow on the plane.
Sitting in the door of the Jeep - Lester B. Snook, Waist Gunner
updated Bio with info from http://www.91stbombgroup.com/crewphotos/chief_sly2.html
Object Number - UPL 47713 - Alleged to be Chief Sly II 42-5139 of 91st BG. VIII BC ... that is Lt, Bartons crew the crew called Chief Sly and Sgt Marshall B Haugen is top...
Assigned to 322BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Crash landed in B-17 41-24439 'Chief Sky' on return from target Romily-sur-Seine 20-Dec-42. Crew escaped injury in landing. RTD
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14049756 / O-437941
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chelsea, MA | 18 December 1917 | Son of Harold and Julia A [Moores] Snook. |
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Enlisted |
9 August 1941 | ||
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Other Discharged USAAF |
6 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Buried |
Massachusetts National Cemetery Bourne, Barnstable County, MA | 22 February 1995 | Massachusetts National Cemetery Bourne, Barnstable County, Massachusetts |
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Born |
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Based |
Bassingbourn | Assigned to 322BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol.1 by Bishop and Hey p. 55, Plane Names and Fancy Noses : The 91st BG by Bowden pp.49-51 pictures and accident account, 91st web site dailies
