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Scanned Copy of Graduation Class Photo Roland N Leider Class of 1942, Page 53 Year Book Von Steuben HS Class Chicago, Illinois, KIA 6 October 1944, Crew Member, (Rank, Last Name, First, MI) S.SGT Leider, Roland N. Position: Radio Operator Mission Number: 194 Date, 6-Oct-44 Target Berlin Pilot: 1 LT Lucien C. Courcelle, B17: 43-38060 Name of Aircraft: Texas Bluebonnet. The Mission to Berlin was TECH Sergeant Leider's 17th Mission. Ronald N Leider was promoted to Technical Sergeant while in a Missing in Action status and the recipient of the Air Medal with Two Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart Medal.

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Texas Bluebonnet
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron

Mission

  • Date: 6 October 1944

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My scanned image of HS Yearbook