Col. Lester Evan Holmes
Name: Lester Evan Holmes
Branch/Rank: United States Air Force/O5
Unit:
Date of Birth: 24 July 1919
Home City of Record: PLAINFIELD IA
Date of Loss: 22 May 1967
Country of Loss: North Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 170500 North 1065000 East
Status (in 1973): Presumptive Finding of Death
Category: 2
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: O1E #15102
Missions:
Other Personnel in Incident: pilot unknown, possibly rescued
Refno: 0705
Source: Compiled by P.O.W. NETWORK from one or more of the following: raw
data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA
families, published sources, interviews and CACCF = Combined Action
Combat Casualty File.
REMARKS:
CACCF/CRASH/AIRCREW
No further information available at this time.
Information from No-Quarter:
--- General / Personal ---
Last name: HOLMES First name: LESTER EVAN Home of Record (official): PLAINFIELD State (official): IA Date of Birth: Thursday, July 24, 1919 Sex: Male Race: Caucasian Marital Status: Married
--- Military ---
Branch: Air Force Rank: COL Serial Number: 321164795 Component: Regular Pay grade: O6 MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 1441
--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Monday, May 22, 1967 Date of Casualty: Tuesday, July 15, 1975 Age at time of loss: 55 Casualty type: (A3) Hostile, died while missing Reason: Air loss - Crashed on land (Crew member - Fixed wing aircraft) Country: North VietNam Province: Unknown/Not Reported The Wall: Panel 20E - Row 081
The Wall Memorial
