James William Leckey

Military
media-39459.jpeg UPL 39459 Crew list for B-17 42-30309 assigned to the 525th BS 379th BG, at Station 117 (Kimbolton) and listed as MIA on the Schweinfurt mission of 17-Aug-43. MACR 1763

John 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

Object Number - UPL 39459 - Crew list for B-17 42-30309 assigned to the 525th BS 379th BG, at Station 117 (Kimbolton) and listed as MIA on the Schweinfurt mission of 17-Aug-43....

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

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

Places

  • 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

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

Buried

Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, CA Rose Hills Memorial Park Whittier, Los Angeles County, CA

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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

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