Francis P Leblanc
Military
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UPL 7546
Crew #627
Oscar A. Weeklund Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
Standing Left to Right: Francis P. LeBlanc (R/O). Oscar A. Weeklund (P), Kenneth W. Langenmayer (CP), Elijah L. Cockrill (N), Kenneth B. Brookshier (FE)
Kneeling Left to Right: William C. Wixted (TTG), Woodrow J. Schmidt (BTG), Earl L. Belleville (NG), Maurice T. Verges (TG)
Inset: David R. Fitzgibbons (B)
This crew was shot down on 25 June 1944, their 20th mission. Weeklund, Langenmayer, Cockrill, Brookshier, Belleville and Verges were all KIA.
466th Bomb Group collection
Oscar A. Weeklund Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
Standing Left to Right: Francis P. LeBlanc (R/O). Oscar A. Weeklund (P), Kenneth W. Langenmayer (CP), Elijah L. Cockrill (N), Kenneth B. Brookshier (FE)
Kneeling Left to Right: William C. Wixted (TTG), Woodrow J. Schmidt (BTG), Earl L. Belleville (NG), Maurice T. Verges (TG)
Inset: David R. Fitzgibbons (B)
This crew was shot down on 25 June 1944, their 20th mission. Weeklund, Langenmayer, Cockrill, Brookshier, Belleville and Verges were all 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 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-690016
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: The Crippled Bitch
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 25 June 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Portland, ME, USA | 11 February 1943 | |
Born |
Maine, USA | ||
Other Shot Down |
Brétigny-sur-Orge, France | 25 June 1944 | Shot down by flak near Bretigny, France |
Cumberland County, ME, USA | |||
Other POW |
Tychowo, Poland | Stalag Luft IV Heyd, Germany (now Tychowo, Poland) |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
MACR 6723 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database