Leroy E Birkley

Military

Shot down 28 June 1943 in B-17 42-29817 'Argonaut II' Plane crashed into Bay of Biscay. Prisoner of War (POW).



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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-29817

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Argonaut II
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

28 June 1943

Born

Dayton, Ohio

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MACR 15130

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15130