Lester Julian Levy
MilitaryAssigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Schweinfurt 14-Oct-43 in B-17 42-29952 'Sizzle'; downed by enemy aircraft, crashed Bosseveldt, near Maastricht, Holland. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 917
Awards: POW, 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: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32383681
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14079018 / O-793820
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sizzle
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 14 October 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
23 April 1920 | Son of Pearl [Kaufman] Levy. | |
Enlisted |
16 October 1942 | New Orleans Louisiana | |
Other Baled out POW |
14 October 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Schweinfurt 14-Oct-43 in B-17 42-29952 'Sizzle'; downed by enemy aircraft, crashed Bosseveldt, near Maastricht, Holland. POW MACR 917 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
14 October 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. | |
Other Discharged USAAF |
9 November 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
10 May 1995 | ||
Buried |
15 May 1995 | ||
Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
14 October 1943 | Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 917 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database