Leon George Caldwell
MilitaryAssigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.
Transferred to 363FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Medina, Orleans County, NY | 7 May 1924 | Son of Victor Caldwell. |
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Enlisted |
Buffalo, NY, USA | 14 December 1942 | Buffalo, New York |
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Other Crashed |
Eglin AFB, FL 32542, USA | 22 July 1944 | Mid Air Collision Eglin Field, FL Cat 4 damage Lt Leon G Caldwell, 22-Jul-44. AT-6B 41-17199 - 2130BU |
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Based |
Duxford | 23 April 1945 - 9 October 1945 | Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Based |
Leiston | 9 October 1945 | Transferred to 363FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died |
18 September 2013 | ||
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entries to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p133;
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
ContributorAl_Skiff
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