Roman Michael Ley
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 49557
2Lt Roman M. Ley
Removed associated aircraft which is not depicted in the image. Association are made in the person record.
Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Teplitz in B-17 'Green Hill' #4338958
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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
- Nicknames: Green Hill Belle
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA | 27 April 1920 | Parents: George Ley and Mary E. Ley née Durst |
Buried |
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery | 24 March 1950 | Returned from Neuville en Condroz American Cemetery in Belgium. Group burial. |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 6 April 1945 | "First and only Mission of the 2Lt Roman M. Ley Crew Mission #353, 6 April 1945, to Leipzig, Germany. Crew was flying in B-17G #43-38958 Green Hill Belle (427BS) GN- H. Was involved in a mid-air collision, shortly before reaching the target at Leipzig , with B-17G #44-8647..." |
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Sources
Ancestry.com. U.S., National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962
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Sources
Hell's Angels; 303rd Bomb Group (H) www.303rdbg.com/427ley.html - Research courtesy Harry D. Gobrecht
Ancestry.com. U.S., National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13719 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database