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Oral History Interview with Lester D. Read, July 19, 2005
No full textThe National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lester D. Read. Read was born 14 September 1928 in Plymouth, Indiana and graduated from Plymouth High School in 1943. Drafted into the Marine Corps in 1943, he describes training in boot camp at San Diego. He then went to tank training school where he was assigned to reconnaissance and liaison in the 5th Marine Division, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Tank Battalion. His primary job was to communicate by radio between the infantry and the tanks. Upon completing tank training he went aboard an LSM, loaded with three tanks, and sailed to Hilo, Hawaii. After a period of advanced training the division went aboard a troop ship destined for Iwo Jima. He describes his landing with the seventh wave on 19 February 1945 and tells of his partner getting wounded soon after getting on shore. He remembers 23 February 1945 when he volunteered for a mission to the top of Mount Suribachi and tells of being there when the first American flag was raised. After a period of time the division returned to Hawaii for replacements and training. Read was aboard a troop transport ready to participate in the invasion of Japan when the atomic bombs were dropped. He visited both Hiroshima and Nagasaki and describes the destruction and devastation he saw. After being in Japan several months he returned to the United States on a troop ship. Read was discharged May 1946
Oral History Interview with Lester D. Read, July 19, 2005
No full textThe National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lester D. Read. Read was born 14 September 1928 in Plymouth, Indiana and graduated from Plymouth High School in 1943. Drafted into the Marine Corps in 1943, he describes training in boot camp at San Diego. He then went to tank training school where he was assigned to reconnaissance and liaison in the 5th Marine Division, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Tank Battalion. His primary job was to communicate by radio between the infantry and the tanks. Upon completing tank training he went aboard an LSM, loaded with three tanks, and sailed to Hilo, Hawaii. After a period of advanced training the division went aboard a troop ship destined for Iwo Jima. He describes his landing with the seventh wave on 19 February 1945 and tells of his partner getting wounded soon after getting on shore. He remembers 23 February 1945 when he volunteered for a mission to the top of Mount Suribachi and tells of being there when the first American flag was raised. After a period of time the division returned to Hawaii for replacements and training. Read was aboard a troop transport ready to participate in the invasion of Japan when the atomic bombs were dropped. He visited both Hiroshima and Nagasaki and describes the destruction and devastation he saw. After being in Japan several months he returned to the United States on a troop ship. Read was discharged May 1946
Lester D. Freed, elected April 11, 1906
No full textPortrait of Lester D. Freed, member of the Alta Club in Salt Lake City, Utah, elected April 11, 1906, prominent financie
Lester, D J, 425173
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/399163Surname: LESTER. Given Name(s) or Initials: D J. Military Service Number or Last Known Location: 425173. Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 55234.216769
Item: [2016.0049.31456] "Lester, D J, 425173
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Correspondence
No full textA letter from Lester D. Longman to Carl B. Compton complimenting Compton's art organization
Correspondence
No full textA letter from Lester D. Longman to Carl B. Compton complimenting Compton's art organization
Letter re: American Airways
No full textLetter from Lester D. Seymour, President of American Airways, to Amon G. Carter enclosing identification card
Letter re: American Airways Fort Worth Airport
No full textLetter from Lester D. Seymour, President of American Airways, to Amon G. Carter regarding Fort Worth hangar
Correspondence
No full textA letter from Lester D. Longman to Carl B. Compton regarding his new job at Louisiana State University
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