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Leland Carmon Ferguson

Military

media-48555.jpeg UPL 48555 SGT Leland C. Ferguson
Gunner
416th BG - 668th BS - 9th AF

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Object Number - UPL 48555 - SGT Leland C. Ferguson Gunner 416th BG - 668th BS - 9th AF

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Units served with

An A-26 Invader (F6-P, serial number 43-22330) nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group prepares for take-off at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '416 BG Mount Farm.'

416th Bomb Group

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

668th Bomb Squadron

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

People

Lumir Joseph Prucha

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-802219
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

41-39213

Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
Unit: 416th Bomb Group

41-39238

Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
Unit: 416th Bomb Group

41-39264

Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
Nicknames: Carrot Top
Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron

43-22321

Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
Nicknames: Eva Mae
Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron

43-22508

Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron

Places

B-26 Marauders of the 323rd Bomb Group line up for take off at Laon, France. B-26 (serial number 41-34955) nicknamed "Mission Belle" leads the line up. Image via George Spradling. Written on slide casing: 'B-26s Laon, France, Dec 1944.'

Laon/Athies

Site type: Airfield

Melun

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Melun, Alsace

Aerial photograph of Wethersfield airfield looking south the bomb dump is at the bottom of the airfield, the main runway runs horizontally, 16 January 1947. Photograph taken by No. 82 Squadron, sortie number RAF/CPE/UK/1922. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Wethersfield

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Norman, Oklahoma	29 January 1917
	Norman, Oklahoma	16 October 1940
Enlisted	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	17 February 1941
Other Assigned to the 416th BG	Wethersfield Airfield, UK	21 September 1944
Other First 416th BG Combat Mission	Erkelenz, Germany	6 December 1944
Other Final 416th BG Combat Mission	Plattling, Germany	26 April 1945	Flew 19 combat missions
Died	San Diego, California	23 July 2005
Buried	Denver, Oklahoma	30 July 2005	Falls Cemetery Denver, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA

Revisions

Date18 Mar 2021 02:55:33

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Sources

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