Leslie M Gross

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-52624.jpeg UPL 52624 Leslie Morris Gross

Family photo

Object Number - UPL 52624 - Leslie Morris Gross

Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 42-3269, Killed in Action.



Earlier on 11 June 1943 returned crew and B-17 42-5809 'Mary Jane' to an RAF base in Norfolk with BD.



AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster, PH

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Picadilly Willy
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 14 October 1943

Born

Frankfort, Kentucky, USA

Buried

Revisions

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

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 958 / MACR 958, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 147, 335; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 283 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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