Lee Gripon Mendenhall

Military
media-35499.jpeg UPL 35499 Lee Mendenhall of Anahuac, Texas, standing to the left, in front of the Texas Terror II during WWII

Associated person, aircraft and group.

Object Number - UPL 35499 - Lee Mendenhall of Anahuac, Texas, standing to the left, in front of the Texas Terror II during WWII

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Units served with

Aircraft

43-6885

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Winnie, Chambers County, Texas, USA 8 August 1918

Died

La Porte, Harris County, Texas, USA 7 July 2002 (aged 83)

Buried

Winnie, Chambers County, Texas, USA Fairview Cemetery

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added his middle name, Born, Died and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 16431551.
Added his Rank referenced on page 260 in the book "Flying Fortress" by Edward Jablonski.

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources

Associated aircraft from http://www.littlefriends.co.uk

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

1996 355TH FG Assoc. Directory / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

Lee Gripon Mendenhall: Gallery (3 items)

Pilots of the 355th Fighter Group with a P-51B Mustang after a mission.

Object number: FRE 12292 - Pilots of the 355th Fighter Group with a P-51B...

Object number: UPL 35499 - Lee Mendenhall of Anahuac, Texas, standing to the...

Object number: UPL 35500 - Maj Lee Mendenhall of Anahuac, Texas, 355th...