Leland Ray Schlobohm

Military
media-56266.jpeg UPL 56266 Sgt Leland R. Schlobohm, 92BG.

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Object Number - UPL 56266 - Sgt Leland R. Schlobohm, 92BG.

Assigned to 407BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Peenemunde in B-17 42-97958 25-Aug-44; flak hit in nose, crashed into Baltic Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 8277





Awards: AM (OLC), EAME, PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

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

People

Lloyd Joseph Triche

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15131572 / O-813810
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-97958

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Smithton, MO 3 March 1924 Son of Herman Henry and Lena Helen [Cook] Schlobohm.

Died

Baltic Sea 25 August 1944

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Podington 25 August 1944 Assigned to 407BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Netherlands American Cemetery Tablets of the Missing Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands

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Sources

MACR 8277 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 56266 - Sgt Leland R. Schlobohm, 92BG.