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CPO. Lester John Schmidt
United States Navy USS New York
from:Hatboro, PA
At the age of 17 Lester Schmidt took to the sea via the U.S. Navy, serving in both the Atlantic and Pacific theatres aboard the battleship New York, cruisers Quincy and Miami, as well as the Snatch, Laysan Island and Talladega warships. He rose through the ranks to Chief Petty Officer and earned multiple decorations.