Leo Dailey
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
"Lt. Leon Dailey, [Hornell, N.Y.], Pilot of a P-51 of the 8th Air Force In England."
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A49664-K2429.
Object Number - UPL 21342 - 2nd Lt Leo Dailey 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Poses in front of P-51B 42-106555. "Lt. Leon Dailey, [Hornell, N.Y.], Pilot of a P-51 of the 8th Air Force...
Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Whilst searching for a ground target to strafe, his section turned to engage 30 enemy fighters, Dailey was shot down in individual combat. crashed near Beaumont, France in P-51B 42-106555. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 8143.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York, NY, USA | 5 August 1922 | Son of L H Dailey. |
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Enlisted |
Rochester, NY, USA | 15 December 1942 | |
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Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 18 June 1944 - 18 August 1944 | Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died |
Beaumont, France | 18 August 1944 | Whilst searching for a ground target to strafe, his section turned to engage 30 enemy fighters, Dailey was shot down in individual combat. crashed near Beamont, France in P-51B 42-106555. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 8143. |
| Hornell, NY 14843, USA | |||
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Buried |
Hornell, NY 14843, USA | Rural Cemetery Hornell New York. Headstone Application - *Flat marble marker* 1948. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8143 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list