Eldon Earl Leavitt

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 11 January 1944 in B-17 #42-31033 'Pee Tey Kun'. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pee-Tey-Kuh
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

11 January 1944

Born

Moundsville, West Virginia, USA

Buried

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 11 January 1944

Revisions

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Added his middle name and S/N per MACR 2507 at Fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/28607222

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2507 / MACR 2507, 8th AF losses, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=428 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database