Fred Lester, a Navy corpsman serving with the 6th Marine Division on Okinawa, earned the Medal of Honor posthumously when he selflessly exposed himself to enemy fire to rescue a wounded Marine lying in the open.
Honor and remember him!
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Fred Lester, a Navy corpsman serving with the 6th Marine Division on Okinawa, earned the Medal of Honor posthumously when he selflessly exposed himself to enemy fire to rescue a wounded Marine lying in the open.
Honor and remember him!