Stanley Whiteford McLeod
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action 26-Feb-43 in B-24D 41-23777 "Maisey' while serving as Co-Pilot. The aircraft came under almost constant attack by German fighters from Texal Island, Holland until it exploded in mid-air and crashed near Willbroksmoor, Germany. Robert Post NY Times war correspondent was aboard.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Maisie
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 26 February 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Willbroksmoor, 26160 Bad Zwischenahn, Germany | 26 February 1943 | Killed when aircraft was attacked by fighters and exploded in mid-air and crashed near Willbroksmoor, Germany. |
Born |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | ||
Buried |
Buriend in the Ardennes American Cemetery, Plot B, Row 33, Grave 10. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from :
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;http://8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/perlastname.asp
Lee Cunningham 21-Jun-2015. CORRECTED middle inital from M to W per MACR 16067 and combined data from a duplicate entry, Added decorations and Burial event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) records; MACR 16067; Made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Added KIA event and location; Added A/C model number and Unit designations in Biography. Added loss details in Summary Biography per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; and MACR 16067.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 16067, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 81, The 44th BG Roll of Honor and Casualties by Lundy pp. p. 52-54, The Writing 69th by Jim Hamilton p. 156