In Memoriam

LESTER E OONK

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Oonk, Lester Eugene
Omaha, NE
USAF
LTC

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12/5/1922

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Panel 08W Line 108
Panel 02 Line 22

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8/31/1969
8/13/1970
8/13/1970

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South Vietnam
Bien Hoa
UNK
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Not Listed
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UNK
8TH AERIAL PORT SQDN, 377TH CBT SPT GROUP, 7TH AF
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Medal
Arlington National Cemetery, VA
Casualty codes: C1-O-7
C1 = Non-Hostile - Died of Other Causes
O = Heart attack
7 = Ground casualty
Recovered.
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Undetermined.

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