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LOOK, Lester Sumner Jr - Date of
birth
14 May 1919 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Columbia Falls, Washington County, Maine -
Hometown
Washington County, Maine
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11014261 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
571st Bombardment Squadron,
390th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 October 1943 - Place of
death
Buurse near Haaksbergen, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 17 | 29 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Lester S. Look Sr (father)
Lillian M. (Sinclair) Look (mother)
Horace S. Look (brother)
Daniel A. Look (brother)
Ruby M. Look (sister)
Carroll E. Look (brother)
Robert E. Look (brother)
Audrey L. Look (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30265 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Pinky
Destination: Munster, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the railroad
MACR: 865
More information
S/Sgt Lester S. Look Jr. joined the Regular Army in Bangor, Maine on 14 October 1940.The airplane was attacked by fighters above the target and crashed at Buurse. He was found dead on the ground, badly crushed by the impact of the landing in his parachute. According to a German report, he broke his neck when he landed.
In a statement, 1st Lt Harold J. Wolosin, the navigator of the crew, declared that S/Sgt Look shot down three enemy fighters during the mission.
Together with other cassualties of several crashes in the area that day, S.Sgt Look was first buried at Haaksbergen in grave 21 on 13 October 1943.
S/Sgt Look replaced the regular bombardier on this mission.
He is also remembered at the Great Hill Cemetery in Columbia Falls, Washington County, Maine.
His brother Robert E. Look is also buried at Margraten.
Source of information: John Odekerken, Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees, Michel Beckers
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Narraguagus High School, Ancestry.com