Lester Eugene Carter was born August 17, 1917 in Arkansas to William Amos & Bettie Ann "Lizzie" Collins Carter. On August 3, 1938 he married Margy Housley . On the 1940 census they are living in Fort Smith and have a small baby. On Lester married Leona Mae Aldridge, both residents of Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar. Lester was a cab driver. Lester enlisted in the Navy March 27, 1942 and served till August 28, 1945, His rank being Bm2 or boatswain's mate 2nd class. Boatswain's mates train, direct, and supervise personnel in ship's maintenance duties in all activities relating to marlinspike, deck, boat seamanship, painting, upkeep of ship's external structure, rigging, deck equipment, and boats. Boatswain's mates take charge of working parties; perform seamanship tasks; act as petty officer-in-charge of picketboats, self-propelled barges, tugs, and other yard and district craft. They serve in, or take charge of damage control parties. BMs also operate and maintain equipment used in loading and unloading cargo, ammunition, fuel, and general stores. BMs take charge of and supervise UNREP (Underway Replenishment) procedures and equipment. They are integral to ship's navigation and serve as ship's Helmsman and the ship's Lee Helmsman. In addition they also serve as RHIB (rigid-hulled inflatable boat) coxswains. Nothing more is known about his service.