William Earl Leatherwood

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

media-13045.jpeg UPL 13045 Memorial to air crash victims, All Saints Church Carleton Rode, Norfolk.

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Object Number - UPL 13045 - Memorial to air crash victims, All Saints Church Carleton Rode, Norfolk.

Assigned to 565BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Fatal mid air collision during formation assembly in B-24 44-10513 ’Old Glory’ crashed Carleton Rode 21-Nov-44 Killed in Action (KIA).

Awards: AM (8OLC), PH.

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Units served with

389th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

565th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

James Edward Rhine

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 13090798 / O-820824
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

44-10513

Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Nicknames: Old Glory
Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron

Missions

720

Date: 21 November 1944

Places

Hethel

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Canton, NC	22 February 1921	Son of James Thomas and Mattie [Byers] Leatherwood.
Enlisted	Asheville, NC	21 October 1942
Died	Carleton Rode, Norfolk UK	21 November 1944	Fatal mid air collision during formation assembly in B-24 44-10513 ’Old Glory’ crashed Carleton Rode 21-Nov-44 Killed in Action (KIA).
Buried		22 November 1944	Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial
Buried	Green Hill Cemetery, Waynesville, NC		Re-Interred Green Hill Cemetery Waynesville Haywood County North Carolina, USA
Based	Hethel	21 November 1944	Assigned to 565BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF.
	Clyde, NC