Harry Philip Leber Jr
MilitaryCommanding Officer 381st BG, 8th AF USAAF. Lt Col Harry P Leber, Jr, was transferred into the Group in December 1943, as Air Executive, and he took over command in January. Leber completed his duties in January, 1945.
Awards: SS, DFC (2OLC), AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
14 July 1911 | Son of Harry P Leber Sr. | |
Enlisted |
7 October 1935 | ||
Other Discharged USAAF |
31 December 1951 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
16 February 1966 | ||
Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery | 23 February 1966 | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia Section 35 Site 4055 |
Other Commanding Officer |
Ridgewell, Halstead, Essex CO9, UK | Commanding Officer 381st BG, 8th AF USAAF. |
Revisions
General Order 582 from Headquarters 1st Bombardment Division, Office of the Commanding General, by Command of Brigadier General Turner, dated 4 December 1944.
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia