Leslie Irwin Burgess
MilitaryTOP ROW L-R: Maj. Pierce W. McKennon (CO), Lt. August W. Rabe, F/O Lucian W. Freeman, Lt. Hugh W. Lindsay, Lt. Thomas H. Elffner, Lt. Calvin W. Willruth, Lt. Mack D. Heaton, Lt. Kenneth Green, Lt. Robert Hunter, Lt. George D. Green and Lt. Robert L. Couse.
SECOND ROW L-R: Lt. Orval C. Miles, Capt. William H. George, Lt. Charles L. Brock, Lt. Herman S. Rasmussen, Lt. Enoch Jungling, Capt. Albert J. Davis, Capt. Sheltoin W. Monroe, Lt. Robert A. Cammer, Lt. Loton D. Jennings and Lt. Robert C. Buchholz.
BOTTOM ROW L-R: Capt George H. Davis, Lt. Charles E. Konsler, Lt. Olin A. Kiser, Lt. Stanley W. Conners, Lt. Robert J. Mabie, Lt. Paul J. Lucas, Lt. David R. Allen, Lt. Henry A. Lee, Lt. Leslie L. Burgess, Lt. Robert C. Hawley, Lt. Charles B. Greenlese and Lt. James E. Halligan, Jr.
Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. 18 x combat missions. 86 x combat hours. Credited 1 x ground kill. Transferred to 354FG, 9AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New London County, CT, USA | 26 January 1923 | Son of Foster Lewis and Edna Bickford Burgess. |
Enlisted |
Hartford, CT, USA | 15 December 1942 | |
Based |
Debden | 25 January 1945 - 15 September 1945 | Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Based |
Lashenden | 15 September 1945 | Transferred to 354FG, 9AF USAAF. |
Died |
Middletown, NY 10940, USA | 4 December 2000 | |
Norwich, CT, USA | |||
Other Pilot training |
Napier Field, AL, USA | Flight training - Advanced. Class 1944-D. | |
Buried |
Norwich, CT, USA | Maplewood Cemetery Norwich New London County Connecticut, USA |
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