Leon J Cole Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Struck ground during strafing run in P-51C 42-103292, regained a little altitude, pouring black smoke from the engine before exploding, KIA. MACR 5572.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 2 June 1944 - 11 June 1944 | Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
50800 Villedieu-les-Poêles, France | 11 June 1944 | Struck ground during strafing run in P-51C 42-103292, regained a little altitude, pouring black smoke from the engine before exploding, KIA. MACR 5572. |
Nashville, Tennessee | |||
Buried |
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Born |
Tennessee, USA |
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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources
Merged duplicate entry to include details from : MACR 5572 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
ContributorAAM
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Sources
ABMC, MACR 5572 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list