Nickolas Leschak Jr

Military
The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group. media-395076.jpg FRE 5133 The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5133 - The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

Ten men in Air Force combat flying gear posed in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

Frank Lavon Allred

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19115653 / O-758505
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot
Ten men in Air Force combat flying gear posed in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

Eldon Boyd Drury

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39693059
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner

Virgil Dowell Hunt

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39690576
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner / Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner

Raymon Lewis Noble

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19042284
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
Ten men in Air Force combat flying gear posed in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

Timothy J O'Sullivan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant

Aircraft

42-102617

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Devil's Brat
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chisholm, MN, USA 10 June 1924

Died

Mille Lacs County, MN, USA 6 May 2014

Revisions

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Added an association to the A/C #42-102617 listed in the  A/C description section.

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OBITUARY http://www.messagemedia.co/millelacs/milestones/obituaries/nicholas-les…

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…

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