Leroy W Kuest

Military
media-15141.jpeg UPL 15141 Rougham Control Tower Museum

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Object Number - UPL 15141 - Rougham Control Tower Museum

Crew chief, maintaining B17s at Rougham. He met his wife, Margaret McCurdy, at a dance in London,and they were married in 1946, in Odessa, Washington. Throughout his life, Leroy helped to keep the history of the 94th Bomb Group alive by sharing his memories and photographs, and helping to organise reunions. He and his wife were present for the ceremony dedicating the Rose Garden on the abbey grounds in Bury St Edmunds. After retirement, Leroy and Margaret lived on a farm, but finally moved into a retirement community in north Spokane, Washington, in 1998. His memorial service was held on 25 March, 2015, at Rockwood at Hawthorne, the community where he lived.

A copy of his war diary can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/122501614847

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Major General
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lucky 13
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron

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Born

Odessa, Washington 25 August 1918

Enlisted

Spokane, WA 19 March 1942

Died

Spokane, WA 21 February 2015

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previously noted

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Obituary, Strate Funeral Home, www.stratefuneralhome.com
Enlistment records at fold3.com

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Rougham Control Tower memorial plaques

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Lingering Contrails of The Big Square A, Pg 367

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