Harry Philip Leber Jr

Military
media-57810.jpeg UPL 57810 Col Harry P Leber Jr, 381BG.

Object Number - UPL 57810 - Col Harry P Leber Jr, 381BG.

Commanding Officer 381st BG, 8th AF USAAF. Lt Col Harry P Leber, Jr, was transferred into the Group in December 1943, as Air Executive, and he took over command in January. Leber completed his duties in January, 1945.



Awards: SS, DFC (2OLC), AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

14 July 1911 Son of Harry P Leber Sr.

Enlisted

7 October 1935

Other

Discharged USAAF

31 December 1951 Honourable discharge.

Died

16 February 1966

Buried

Arlington National Cemetery 23 February 1966 Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia Section 35 Site 4055

Other

Commanding Officer

Ridgewell, Halstead, Essex CO9, UK Commanding Officer 381st BG, 8th AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date
ContributorHotelie1970
Changes
Sources

General Order 582 from Headquarters 1st Bombardment Division, Office of the Commanding General, by Command of Brigadier General Turner, dated 4 December 1944.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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