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In memory of
Lester Ralph Willey
Colonel, Air Force
August 10, 1944 to August 15, 2020
- Air Force
- 1944 to 2020
- Persian Gulf
- Vietnam
- Washington
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- Branch
- Air Force
- Rank
- Colonel
- Wars
- Persian Gulf, Vietnam
- Born
- August 10, 1944
- Died
- August 15, 2020
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration
Accessed September 24, 2026. Confirms name, date of birth, date of death, branch, rank, and cemetery. Open dataset 3u66-fxug, decedent 10128642, last updated by the VA August 25, 2020.
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