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Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. A/C shot down during an engagement NE Koblenz, Germany. Not seen to go down; aircraft crashed at Seraing, Belgium. Lt Richard I Reed Jr KIA. 20-Feb-44. MACR 2664.

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Major Leon M. Blanding, a pilot with the 4th Fighter Group, at Debden. He wears an A-2 flight jacket.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 335th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (4th Fighter Group) No 121 'Eagle' Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-885205
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 335th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-885326
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

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Seraing, Belgium 20 February 1944 - 20 February 1944 A/C shot down during an engagement NE Koblenz, Germany. Not seen to go down; aircraft crashed at Seraing, Belgium. Lt Richard I Reed Jr KIA. 20-Feb-44. MACR 2664.

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MACR 2664 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database