Leroy Henderson Tucker

Military
media-13109.jpeg UPL 13109 445th Bomb Group Memorial, Tibenham Airfield, Norfolk.

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Object Number - UPL 13109 - 445th Bomb Group Memorial, Tibenham Airfield, Norfolk.

Crashed near Unterweit on a mission to Gotha, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24H #41-29117 'Lady Marie'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR (Missing Aircrew Report) #2555

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A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 2nd Air Division 2nd Combat Bomb Wing 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: # O-797495
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot, Co-Pilot ; Squadron Commander
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15335223
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner, Ball Turret Gunner; Engineer

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lady Marie
  • Unit: 2nd Combat Bomb Wing 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

7 April 1921

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

24 February 1944

Died

11 November 1997

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Terrill (Terri) Monger: Daughter

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WAIST GUNNER ON B-24 LADY MARIE SHOT DOWN OVER GERMANY
MACR# 2555

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RADIO OPERATON ON B-24 CREW SHOT DOWN IN GERMANY
MACR# 2555
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CO-PILOT ON HIS B-24 CRASH MSN

A.L. DESTRO II (MACR #2555)

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Betty J Tucker via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2555 / MACR 2555, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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