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Lester Odom

Lester Odom

Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Fireman, Second Class
Service Number 645 97 08
Birth Date June 17, 1926
From Homer, Louisiana
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Herring (SS-233)
Loss Date June 1, 1944
Location Near Point Tagan, Matsuwa Island, Kuriles
Circumstances Sunk by gunfire from shore batteries
Remarks Lester was born in Jena, Louisiana.

Photo courtesy of Mary Ann Richardson. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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