Robert Douglas Lesher
Military
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UPL 49015
416th BG - 668th BS - 9th AF
Pilots of the 668th BS relaxing at their barracks at Wethersfield Airfield
L to R: Lucian J. Siracusa, Richard F. Shaefer (in window), Robert D. Lesher, Joseph F. Meagher (sitting)
Pilots of the 668th BS relaxing at their barracks at Wethersfield Airfield
L to R: Lucian J. Siracusa, Richard F. Shaefer (in window), Robert D. Lesher, Joseph F. Meagher (sitting)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31110809
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 668th Bomb Squadron 416th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14165008
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Nicknames: Denver Darling
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Melun, Alsace
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Houston, Texas | 3 December 1917 | |
Houston, Texas | 16 October 1940 | 701 Enid Worked for Sinclair Oil Refining | |
Enlisted |
Houston, Texas | 26 February 1941 | |
Other First 416th BG Combat Mission |
Poix Airfield, France | 3 March 1944 | |
Other Crash Landed/Wounded |
near Little Hadham, Essex, UK | 31 July 1944 | Lt Lesher crashed when one engine cut out on the take-off. He and one of his gunners escaped injury, but the other gunner, Staff Sergeant Adolfos J. Antaneitis, suffered a fractured leg. The plane was completely destroyed. |
Other Final 416th BG Combat Tour |
Langerwehe, Germany | 13 November 1944 | Completed a 65 combat mission tour |
Died |
Houston, Texas | 24 November 1961 | Died of a Heart Attack at only 43. |
Buried |
Houston, Texas | 27 November 1961 | Forest Park Cemetery Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA |
Revisions
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Sources
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/44040_10_0…
http://www.416th.com/missions/LoadingList.html
http://www.416th.com/MACR_AAR/19440731_43-9745_AAR-45-7-31-523_Lesher.h…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173385632/robert-douglas-lesher
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2272/images/40394_b062…