Albert J Ledley

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-37287.jpeg UPL 37287 "Lt Long and crew of the 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 21 November 1943."

Rear L-R: Capt John A Long, 1Lt George M Carrol, 1Lt Giuseppe Cascio, 1Lt Amon E. "Butch" Earhart

Front L-R: S/Sgt Anthony T Orlando, S/Sgt Albert J Ledley, S/Sgt Mace Henson, T/Sgt Ralph T Jennings, T/Sgt Clarence G Wilson, S/Sgt Frank C Logan

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Object Number - UPL 37287 - "Lt Long and crew of the 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 21 November 1943." Rear L-R: Capt...

Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 11-May-44 in B-17 42-97260 'Bow-Ur-Neck-Stevens'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4557



Awards: PH

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

People

John A Long

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-799811
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-97260

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bow-Ur-Neck Steves
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Baltimore, MD 1 September 1942 Baltimore, Maryland

Died

Nth of Saarbrucken, Germany 11 May 1944 Shot down 11-May-44 in B-17 42-97260 'Bow-Ur-Neck-Stevens'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4557

Born

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Molesworth 11 May 1944 Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County, MO Re-Interred Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4868 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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