Robert E Leaphart

Military

Swiss Internee - Plane damaged by flak in engine #2 and forced to land in Dubendorf, Switzerland on 7/21/44 in B-24 #42-95218.

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

Lexington, SC, USA

Enlisted

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorBuddy
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my own research

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ContributorBuddy
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I am Robert E Leaphart's son-in-law and information is from my own research.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7258 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database