Name: Lester Howard Pollard

                         Branch of Service: U.S. Navy

                         Unit: USS Kasaan Bay, Hedron FAW 15,
                         VPB 112, PATSU, Hedron FAW 7, PATSU
                         7G, VPB 112, ABATU NTC

                         Rank: BM2C

                         Dates of Service: 12/31/1941-12/3/1945

                         Theater of Service: European-African-
                         Middle Eastern, American

U.S. Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida - Lester H. Pollard, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Pollard of Scottsville, was advanced to the petty officer rating of Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class from Coxswain on February 1 as a result of examinations he completed recently.

Bos'n Pollard is attached to the VF-5 aviation training squadron as master-at-arms of the crews quarters of that fighter plane training unit.