Leslie R Pettyjohn
MilitaryPlane exploded over N. Atlantic after takeoff from Gander en route to Prestwick, Scotland.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
East Coast Memorial, Battery Park, New York City | Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, New York Memorial | |
Born |
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Sources
Lee Cunningham 21-Oct-2014. "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey; National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII Enlistment Records.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia