Leslie Paul Cles
MilitaryAssigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 7 x kills. End Tour of Duty (ETD). Re-assigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) withdrawal support mission Merseburg hit by flak strafing airfield force landed near Hohenkoerben on 8-Nov-44 in P-51D 'Pregnant Patty' 44-14831 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 10482.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Remained in USAF until death in a fatal crash Chandler AAF, AZ 29-Oct-45.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Powell, WY 82435, USA | 2 August 1920 | Son of James Garfield and Millicent Eleanor [Sherwin] Cles. |
Enlisted |
Bozeman, MT, USA | 16 September 1940 | |
Other Crashed |
Tulare, CA 93274, USA | 5 March 1942 | Landing Accident Ground Loop Tulare, CA Cat 3 damage 2Lt Leslie P Cles, 5-Mar-42. PT-17 41-1021 - ACTD |
Other Crashed |
James River Bridge, Newport News, VA 23607, USA | 14 December 1942 | Baled Out Stall / Spin 1 mile from Newport Mews Bridge, VA Cat 5 damage 2Lt Leslie P Cles, 14-Dec-42. P-40F 41-14056 - 352FS 353FG |
Other Crashed |
Hampton, VA 23665, USA | 22 January 1943 | Landing Accident Langley Field, VA Cat 3 damage 2Lt Leslie P Cles, 22-Jan-43. P-47C 41-6476 - 352FS 350FG |
Other Crashed |
Millville Executive Airport, 104 Leddon St, Millville, NJ 08332, USA | 23 April 1943 | Baled Out Mid Air Collision 10 Mile SE AAB, Millville, NJ Cat 5 damage 2Lt Leslie P Cles, 23-Apr-43. P-47C 41-6461 - 352FS 353FG |
Other Crashed |
Thorney Island, Emsworth PO10, UK | 15 September 1943 | Taxiing Accident Thorney Island Cat 3 damage Lt Leslie P Cles, 15-Sep-43. P-47D 42-8414 - 352FS 353FG 8AF |
Other Promotion |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7 5LL, UK | 8 June 1944 | Promoted to Captain. |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 5 August 1944 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
Other Force landed |
Hohenkörben, 48527 Nordhorn, Germany | 8 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) withdrawal support mission Merseburg hit by flak strafing airfield force landed near Hohenkoerben on 8-Nov-44 in P-51D 44-14831 POW MACR 10482. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 8 November 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
Died |
7224 N 139th Dr, Luke AFB, AZ 85309, USA | 29 October 1945 | Fatal crash 17 miles W Chandler, AZ Cat 4 damage Capt Leslie Cles, 29-Oct-45. AT-6D - 44-81619 3028BU |
Other Promotion |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7 5LL, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
Based |
Raydon | 8 November 1944 | Assigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
676 Ln 9, Powell, WY 82435, USA | Crown Hill Cemetery Powell Park County, WY |
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