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Kickland, Lester Jay, 1921-2011

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Dates

  • Existence: 1921 - 2011

Biographical Note: Lester Kickland

Lester Jay Kickland served in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

Kickland was born on June 11, 1921 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He enlisted in the United States Armed Forces in 1942. His service led him to working on airfields Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and Iejima near the end of World War II. After the war, Kickland moved to Washington, married in 1950, and became a carpenter for the Weyerhaeuser Company. He passed away in Everett, Washington in 2011 at the age of 90.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Lester Kickland World War II Photographs

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2015-06-15
Contents of the Collection This small collection is comprised of 59 photographs taken by and featuring Lester Jay Kickland while he was stationed in the Pacific theater during World War II where he helped to build island airfields. The photographs were primarily taken between April and September of 1945 at locations on Iejima (formerly Ie Shima), but may also include images from Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Photographs feature nose art on various types of American aircraft, a coral runway on Iejima as well as other...
Dates: circa 1940s

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