Lester, Dayton S.
Navy Aviation electronic technician 2

Dayton S. Lester, age 25, from Prince William County Nokesville, Virginia .

Parents: George Lester
Spouse: Shirley (Lilly)
Children: Barbara, 5; Cynthia, 3; Lydia, 1

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, January 30, 1963
Death details: He was aboard a new type of Navy plane, a submarine hunter, that was on a lengthy practice mission when it crashed into the Atlantic about 230 miles southeast of New York.

Source: Memorial marker, Minneapolis Star Tribune (1963), Raleigh Register (1953)