Leroy James Teachey Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURNephew of Leroy J Teachey and files from Family and Belgium Friends
Shot down by flak and crashed along the Scheldt River on the return from a mission to Frankfurt am Main, Germany on 2 March 1944 in B-17G 42-39960. Stayed last in the plane with his Pilot Chesmore, but they didn't have the time to jump before the Fortress exploded in mid-air. Leroy's body was found in Mariakerke, near Gent, Belgium. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34386317
- Highest Rank: Private
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34036003
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19071564 at enlistment, then O-741881
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-679193
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-688636
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 2 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
5 March 1918 | Rose Hill, Duplin County, North Carolina | |
Enlisted |
2 April 1942 | Camp Davis, North Carolina | |
Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
2 March 1944 | Belgium | |
Rose Hill, North Carolina | |||
Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Leroy Teachey rests at Plot A, Row 25, Grave 16 |
Revisions
Leroy James Teachey Nephew, Gordon Teachey family and Belgium Friends photos
Leroy James Teachey Nephew, Gordon Teachey family and Belgium Friends photos
Leroy James Teachey Nephew, Gordon Teachey family and Belgium Friends photos
Leroy James Teachey Nephew, Gordon Teachey family and Belgium Friends photos
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Removed the "Possible DUPLICATE" flag in the Nickname field, merged all data fields and then removed the duplicate person.
Changed first name per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 89688874.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89688874/leroy-james-teachey
Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
WWII Draft card
NARA WWII Enlistment records
ABMC website
e-mail correspondence in 2012 with Josephine Manno, related to Top Turret Gunner Paul Manno.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2856, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces