Russell F Leibensperger
MilitaryKilled in Action (KIA) on mission in the B-26 'Mission Belle' to Houfflaize during the Battle of the Bulge. Heavy flak at target.
AM w/ 11 Oak Leaf Cluster
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Mission Belle
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
26 December 1944 | ||
Born |
Pennsylvania | ||
Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands |
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Sources
Combat Chronology, WWII Memorial, Marauder Men / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia