Museum Collections

“The Man From Bataan” and “Soldiers” — Verses From Lester Lacy’s Journal

Who is Lester Lacy? As a prisoner of the Japanese during WWII, Mr. Lacy kept a small journal where he wrote his war experiences. Lester Lacy, of Bland, Missouri, entered the service as a member of the Army Air Corps on 15 December 1939, and was eventually assigned to the…

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