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Lewis Blake LEEDY Jr
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Source : Arnaud Gaté | |||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 13002013 | ||||||
| AGE | 26 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 22 August 1918 Highspire | ||||||
| ETAT | Dauphin PENNSYLVANIA | ||||||
| FAMILY | Parents: Lewis B. & Myrtle D. Kauffman Leedy Siblings: Clara , Beatrice M & Donald W | ||||||
| RANK | Tech Sergeant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Mechanic Gunner | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | File clerks |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 1 July 1940 Harrisburg PENNSYLVANIA | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 704th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 446th Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 8 June 1944 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Near the Chausey Islands - Off St-Malo (35) and St-Malo-de-la-Lande (50) | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-24 Liberator - type J-105-CO - s/n 42-109830 FL*G "Daisy Mae Scraggs"
Macr: 5482 Mission: Granville (50) Takeoff station 125 Bungay, Suffolk UK Date of the possible crash: 07/06/1944 Shot by hunters Airplane partially evacuated before the explosion and the crash at sea
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| CEMETERY TEMPORARY | CEMETERY TEMPORARY of
Marigny N°3555
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| CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James | ||||||
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Source : Al Skiff | |||||||
| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Francecrashes39-45.net - Frédéric LAVERNHE |
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| PROGRAMMER | Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |