Quentin E Lecker
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) in B-26B 41-18058 [ER:S] 322BG/450BS while serving as Engineer/Gunner. The aircraft was hit by flak on mission to Boulogne, France. Engine damaged by hit, aircraft flipped over and crashed into the English Channel. The 322nd was moved to the 9th AF Oct. 1943.
Staff Sergeant Quentin E. Lecker was born September 24, 1918. His next of kin were his wife, Helen Lecker, and his mother, Rosa Prater. He was from Daguscahonda, Pennsylvania. His remains were washed ashore 9 days later and he was initially buried by the Germans in the Eastern Cemetery of Boulogne, France. After the war his remains were repatriated to the United States and he now rests in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in St. Mary’s, Pennsylvania.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![Personnel of the 322nd Bomb Group with a B-26 Marauder (serial number 41-17934) nicknamed "Pappy's Pram". Image stamped on reverse: 'Reveiwed and passed [illegible] 1943.' [stamp] Handwritten caption on reverse: 'PN-Q 322.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379976.jpg.webp?itok=h9RDoVED)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 9 September 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Great Saling
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
24 September 1918 | Staff Sergeant Quentin E. Lecker was born September 24, 1918. His next of kin were his wife, Helen Lecker, and his mother, Rosa Prater. He was from Daguscahonda, Pennsylvania. | |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Boulogne-sur-Mer, France | 9 September 1943 | On September 9, 1943, while serving as a Engineer/Gunner on a B-26B 41-18958 of the 335th Bomb Group (M), 450th Bomb Squadron (M), his plane went down near the target of Boulogne, France. His remains were washed ashore in France 9 days later. |
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Buried |
Saint Marys, PA, USA | He is buried in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in St. Mary’s, Pennsylvania. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 4-Jun-2015. Edited Unit association per MACR 15604
Lee Cunningham 4-Jun-2015. Added SN and KIA event per MACR 15064; Made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data; Edited Summary biograpy adding call sign, unit association crew position added burial information per "Losses of the 8ht & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 279