Lester Dichter
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
This is a picture of my Great Uncle Lester Dichter. I found this at my aunt's house (his niece). Lester disappeared during service and my mother tells me they look for him on the streets of Manhattan hoping they would find him. We discovered this homage to him in recent years.
Object Number - UPL 50848 - Lester Dichter
Shot down by fighters and crashed into Baltic Sea on 6/20/44 in B-24 "Little Lulu" 42-110143 Killed in Action.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Little Lulu
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Baltic Sea | 20 June 1944 | |
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Born |
Bronx, NY, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7083 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
