Leroy V Blair

Military
media-47399.jpeg UPL 47399 1st LT Leroy V. Blair 379th Bomb Group

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Object Number - UPL 47399 - 1st LT Leroy V. Blair 379th Bomb Group

Oct. 9, 1943 in the 'Stupefier' B-17F #42-29890 in which crew successfully crash landed in a field near the 379th BG.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

People

Andrew E Puca

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Nose Gunner / Togglier / Waist Gunner

Aircraft

42-29890

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Madame Pisonyer aka Stupifier
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron 526th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - "successfully" was misspelled.

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

379th Bombardment Group (H) Anthology, 1942-45; p. 157., Losses of the 8th & 9th AF Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p 320 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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Object number: UPL 47399 - 1st LT Leroy V. Blair 379th Bomb Group