Lester L. Lackey

Korean War
Service #AO-46378
RankMajor U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathDecember 14 1965
Korean Defense Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Major Lackey was awarded the Purple Heart and the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Major Lackey was a crew member of a RB-57 Canberra reconnaissance aircraft with the U.S. Air Force. On December 14, 1965, while patrolling the airspace during the Korean truce, his aircraft was shot down.