Roderick Barnum Lester
Lieutenant Commander (See Note below)

PERSONAL DATA
  Home of Record: Morton, Washington
  Date of birth:  Wednesday, 06/19/1946

MILITARY DATA
  Service:        Navy (Regular)
  Grade at loss:  O2
  Rank:           Lieutenant Commander (See Note below)
  ID No:          533424369
  MOS:            1310 Unrestricted Line Officer (Pilot)
  LenSvc:         Not recorded
  Unit:           VA-52, CVW-11, USS KITTY HAWK
  Note:           O2 at loss. Promoted while in MIA status

CASUALTY DATA
  Start Tour:     Not recorded
  Incident Date:  Sunday, 08/20/1972
  Change Status:  Wednesday, 08/02/1978
                  Missing to Died while Missing
  Age at Loss:    26
  Remains:        Body not recovered
  Location:       Province not reported, North Vietnam
  Type:           Hostile, died while missing
  Reason:         Air loss or crash over land - Fixed Wing - Pilot

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