Leo Irvin Lingenfelter
MilitaryAssigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 32 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Friends Cove, Bedford County, PA | 15 January 1920 | Son of Ira and Estella Blanche [Lewis] Lingenfelter |
Enlisted |
9 October 1941 | ||
Other Discharged USAAF |
9 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Enlisted |
21 December 1945 | ||
Other Discharged USAF |
26 August 1971 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Columbus, OH | 8 May 1986 | |
Buried |
Bedford County Memorial Park Bedford, Bedford County, PA | 11 May 1986 | Bedford County Memorial Park Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania |
Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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