Albert J Ledley
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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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
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
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-799811
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bow-Ur-Neck Steves
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
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 |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
Removed # from A/C Serial to aid clarity and consistency.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39408859/albert-j-ledley
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Sources
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