Stanley Whiteford McLeod

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action 26-Feb-43 in B-24D 41-23777 "Maisey' while serving as Co-Pilot. The aircraft came under almost constant attack by German fighters from Texal Island, Holland until it exploded in mid-air and crashed near Willbroksmoor, Germany. Robert Post NY Times war correspondent was aboard.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95260) nicknamed "Lili Marlene" of the 66th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group flies in formation with two comrades. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24 H & B-24 J OF 44th B.G. 66th Sqdn'

66th Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

41-23777

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Maisie
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Willbroksmoor, 26160 Bad Zwischenahn, Germany 26 February 1943 Killed when aircraft was attacked by fighters and exploded in mid-air and crashed near Willbroksmoor, Germany.

Born

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Buried

Buriend in the Ardennes American Cemetery, Plot B, Row 33, Grave 10.

Revisions

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108467548/stanley-whiteford-mcleod;
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56359763/stanley-whiteford-mcleod;

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from :
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;http://8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/perlastname.asp

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 21-Jun-2015. CORRECTED middle inital from M to W per MACR 16067 and combined data from a duplicate entry, Added decorations and Burial event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) records; MACR 16067; Made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Added KIA event and location; Added A/C model number and Unit designations in Biography. Added loss details in Summary Biography per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; and MACR 16067.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 16067, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 81, The 44th BG Roll of Honor and Casualties by Lundy pp. p. 52-54, The Writing 69th by Jim Hamilton p. 156