USS LEXINGTON Former Crew Member

Name: Wallace, Byron “Kendrick”

Service Dates: August 13, 1940 to March 18, 1946

Rank/Duty Assigned: Carpenter’s Mate Second Class (CM2c) Barber on Ship

My dad is now 87 years old and suffering with memory loss. He, however, remembers his Naval service in detail and how he traveled around the world. He saved many lives when the Lex went down. Talks about Hawaii and how the Lex left Pearl Harbor against orders and with no assistance to look for the Japs. He and his wife of 66 years reside in Boise, ID after leaving California over 20 years ago.

Submitted by: Daughter