Lester F. Brandt - Unaccounted For

	NAME Lester Francis Brandt	NICKNAME —	SERVICE NUMBER 287883
	UNIT Marine Detachment USS Houston	HOME OF RECORD 621 Hackett Street Beloit, WI	NEXT OF KIN Parents, William & Vernetta Brandt
	DATE OF BIRTH April 17, 1918 at Janesville, WI	ENTERED SERVICE July 11, 1940 at Great Lakes, IL	DATE OF LOSS March 1, 1942 alt. February 28, 1942
	REGION Java Sea	CAMPAIGN / AREA Sunda Strait	CASUALTY TYPE Missing In Action Declared Dead December 15, 1945
CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Private First Class Lester F. Brandt was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the cruiser USS Houston. He was last seen aboard his ship on 1 March 1942, when she was sunk in the battle of Sunda Strait. Brandt’s body was never found, and he was officially declared dead on 15 December 1945.
INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart	LAST KNOWN RANK Private First Class	STATUS OF REMAINS Lost at sea	MEMORIALS Manila American Cemetery

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