Lee Duam Slessor
Military
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Co Pilot 2nd Lt. Lee D. Slessor, DSC, from Huntington Park, California, with his B-24D Liberator, 42-40746, Ole Irish.
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Lt. Lee D. Slessor took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the large bombing mission on the oil refieries at Ploesti, Romania, as the copilot, flying the B-24D Liberator, 42-40746, named. Ole Irish. 1 Aug, 1943.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32491935
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Huntington Park, California |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Ploesti Sortie Reports, 389th Bomb Group;
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
Page 408 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45)
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
389th BG Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia