John L Leslie

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down16-Aug-44 in B-17G 44-6126 while serving as Pilot. Aircraft was attacked by German fighters setting the bomb bay on fire. The aircraft exploded and broke in two. Aircraft crashed at Teistungen, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA)

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-6126

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Teistungen, Germany 16 August 1944 Killed when aircraft was attacked by German fighters setting the bomb bay on fire. Aircraft exploded and broke in two. Crashed at Teistunger, Germany.

Born

Norbertt, Pennsylvania

Buried

Saint-Avold, France Buried in the Lorraine American Cemetery, Plot E, Row 11, Grave 35.

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Combined two entries into a single entry. This record now includes information from the following source: MACR 8185 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database.

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Sources

Lee Cunningham 17-DEc-2014. Added SN and KIA event per MACR 8185; Added Decoration and Burial event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record; made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission within website data; Crafted biography per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8185