Leon A Peterson
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 25761
TSGT Leon A. Peterson
Flight Engineer
Crew #716 - Harry McGregor Crew
KIA 9 August 1944 when his B-24 was hit by flak, severing the right wing.
Flight Engineer
Crew #716 - Harry McGregor Crew
KIA 9 August 1944 when his B-24 was hit by flak, severing the right wing.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23669059 - Astrid Van Erp
Crashed at Puettlingen in B-24 'Penthouse For 10' #42-95268 on 8/9/44, Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-664417
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Kansas, USA | 12 February 1912 | |
Enlisted |
Sacramento, CA, USA | 10 August 1942 | |
Other Killed in action |
Püttlingen, Germany | 9 August 1944 | The McGregor aircraft was hit by flak between the #3 and #4 engines causing the wing to fold up at that point. The aircraft flipped on it's back and went into an immediate spin. Of the 12 men aboard the aircraft, only two managed to escape. |
Stanislaus County, CA, USA | |||
Buried |
Pleasant Grove, Willow Springs, KS 66047, USA | Pleasant Hill Cemetery Pleasant Grove Douglas County Kansas, USA |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Correction to unit from 'Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces' Vol 4, Bishop & Hey.
Contributor466thHistorian
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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 7382