Given the question: Facts: - placeofburial label: place of burial - battles: world war ii - death date: 8 june 1945 - allegiance: united states of america 1912 - rank: hospital apprentice first class - placeofburial: clarendon hills cemetery , darien , illinois - awards: medal presidential unit citation of honor purple heart medal combat action ribbon - birth date: 29 april 1926 - serviceyears: 1943 - 1945 - name: fred faulkner lester - branch: united states navy - unit: 1st division battalion , 22d marine regiment , 6th marine - death place: okinawa shima , ryukyu islands - birth place: downers grove , illinois Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of fred faulkner lester .
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fred faulkner lester -lrb- april 29 , 1926 -- june 8 , 1945 -rrb- was a united states navy hospital corpsman who was killed in action while assigned to the united states marine corps during world war ii .he was awarded the nation 's highest military award for valor , the medal of honor , posthumously , for his heroic actions during the battle of okinawa .lester was buried at clarendon hills cemetery in darien , illinois .the destroyer escort was named in his honor , as was camp lester , a marine corps installation , at chatan , okinawa , japan , the former site of u.s. naval hospital okinawa .