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Assigned to 364FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ramrod to Ruhland, Germany; hit by flak strafing ground targets, pilot 1st Lt Rocco R LePore force landed POW. MACR 12871



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People

Morris Edward Gallant

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 364th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11093543 / O-826651
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Rocco Raymond LePore

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 364th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12177419 / T-62546 / O-1998556
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Places

Aerial photograph of Leiston airfield looking south, the control tower and technical site are to the right, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/929. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Leiston

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

NE of Magdeburg, Germany 2 March 1945 - 2 March 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) Ramrod to Ruhland, Germany; hit by flak strafing ground targets, pilot 1st Lt Rocco R LePore force landed POW. MACR 12871

Assigned

Leiston, UK Assigned to 364FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF.

Manufactured

Inglewood, CA Built at North American.

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MACR 12871 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database