Eugene Stanley Ledwon
Military
Marelius crew personal records
Object Number - UPL 25205 - Eugene S Ledwon (WG) (381st BG, 534th SQ). Photo likely taken September, 1944 at Biggs AAF, TX with crew #7267.
Assigned to 535BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. Bob Marelius, crew. ETD
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39209643
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13086911
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12020569
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier; Togglier; Radar Counter-Measures Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19181574 / O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-206610 (35546542)
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Buffalo, NY, USA | 5 May 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
Buffalo, NY, USA | 15 December 1942 | |
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Based |
Ridgewell | 16 November 1944 | Assigned to 535BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. |
| Buffalo, NY, USA | 6 June 1946 | Married Rose (Mitz) 6-Jul-1946 in Buffalo, NY. Attended Canisius College. Tool & Die maker. | |
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Died |
Buffalo, NY, USA | 26 March 2004 | |
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Buried |
Holy Cross Cemetery, Lackawanna, Erie County, NY | Holy Cross Cemetery Lackawanna, Erie County, New York |
Revisions
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Sources
Marelius crew personal records
Contributorrepkat
ChangesChanges to nickname and biography
Sources
Info from Anthony Repka (Ohio), nephew of Martin Matyas (R. W. Marelius crew)
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx
