Leon J Cole Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Struck ground during strafing run in P-51C 42-103292, regained a little altitude, pouring black smoke from the engine before exploding, KIA. MACR 5572.



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Units served with

Aircraft

42-103292

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Assigned

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 2 June 1944 - 11 June 1944 Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

50800 Villedieu-les-Poêles, France 11 June 1944 Struck ground during strafing run in P-51C 42-103292, regained a little altitude, pouring black smoke from the engine before exploding, KIA. MACR 5572.
Nashville, Tennessee

Buried

Born

Tennessee, USA

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmacr.asp?MACR=5572
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Cole&GSfn=Leon&GS…;

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources

Merged duplicate entry to include details from : MACR 5572 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

ABMC, MACR 5572 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list