Lester F Kress
MilitarySouthEast Training; graduated Pilot School Class 43-A at Marianna AB, FL; at MH 9/43 to 9/44; flew P-47s in 81 missions, 131 sorties for 250. 5 combat hours; seperated from service 4/46; recalled 1/51; retired 7/73 as Col.
DFC w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster
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![Ground crew of the 356th Fighter Group congratulate the pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Zombie" at Martlesham Heath air base. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'ZOMBIE yellow, black outline. [illegible text] black white common practice of 361st FS.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377162.jpg.webp?itok=Cj8CR9kY)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Kalamazoo Gal II
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 356th Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron 360th Fighter Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Whitehaven, Pennsylvania | 27 March 1921 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self