Leroy Elton Jr
Military
398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum.
Object Number - UPL 23659 - Unite L. Brodin's Crew. Back row: (L-R) 1st Lt. Paul W. Voehringer-Bombardier, 2nd Lt. Jerome T. Jans-Co-pilot, 1st Lt. Unite L. Brodin-Pilot, 1st...
Shot down 24 May 1944 in B-17 #42-107231. Prisoner of War (POW).
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Enlisted |
Dallas, TX, USA | 23 September 1942 | |
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 24 May 1944 | |
|
Born |
Goodlett, Texas, USA |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5252
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…
MACR 5252 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
