Franklin Leve

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 6 x combat missions.



Failed to Return (FTR) Bremen in B-17 42-31233 20-Dec-43; A/C hit by Me110 launched rockets. Crashed near Bremen. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1707.



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Percy Davis Craig

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15335874
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner

Edward Wilbur Drees

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17090280
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Oliver Lamar Keefer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33243067
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Dick Lorenzo Libbee

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15195127 / O-679899
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Frank Lee Midkiff

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33229124
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Aircraft

42-31233

42-31233

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Bremen, Germany 20 December 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Bremen in B-17 42-31233 20-Dec-43; A/C hit by Me110 launched rockets. Crashed near Bremen. KIA MACR 1707

Born

Bayonne, New Jersey, USA Son of Paul and Fanny Leve.

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Molesworth 20 December 1943 Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Re-Interred Netherlands American Cemetery Plot M Row 5 Grave 15

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56301003/franklin-leve
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/image/28708108
https://www.fold3.com/record/86023346-franklin-leve
https://www.fold3.com/record/529872013-franklin-leve
https://www.fold3.com/image/207027655?rec=207027826
https://www.fold3.com/image/310759611?rec=299293276
http://www.303rdbg.com/427leve.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56301003/franklin-leve

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1707 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database