James William Leckey
MilitaryJohn E Goettel, William O La Dow, James W Leckey, Joe R Lee Jr, Vincent C Leonard, Talmage C Naron, Edward H Schad, James W Sexton, Joseph H Sheppard, Preston Wells Jr
Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Wheels up landing at night during a training flight on 31-Mar-44 in B-17F 42-29624 'Pappy'. RTD. 9 x combat missions. Shot down 17-Aug-43 in B-17 42-30309 'Raging Red'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1763
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: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15068797 / O-748485
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pappy
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 379th Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron 359th Bomb Squadron 527th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Damndifino !
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Battlin bobbie
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lucky Lady
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Raging red
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 17 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cedar Rapids, NE | 13 February 1919 | |
Other Baled out POW |
17 August 1943 | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 17 August 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
Other Discharged USAAF |
26 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Whittier, CA | 26 July 2002 | |
Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
Kimbolton | 17 August 1943 | Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Enlisted |
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Buried |
Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, CA | Rose Hills Memorial Park Whittier, Los Angeles County, CA |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1763 / MACR 1763, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 275 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database