Glen Carroll LeBleu
Military
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Object Number - UPL 20824 - Sgt Glen C. LeBleu, North Pickenham, May 1945.
Barely 18, Glen LeBleu enlisted in the Air Corps in July 1943. Trained as a gunner, he was sent overseas and assigned to the 491st Bomb Group / 854th Bomb Squadron in England. He was on board B-24 "Belle Ringer" # 42-51195 when it crash-landed in Belgium on return from the 14 March 1945 mission to bomb the marshalling yards at Gütersloh, Germany.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31379109
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13180874
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33801048
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Texas, United States | 8 April 1925 | the son of Frank Walter and Laura Elizabeth (Busby) LeBleu |
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Enlisted |
Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, United States | 17 July 1943 | |
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Other |
near Florée, Belgium | 14 March 1945 | survived the crash-landing of B-24 # 42-51195 |
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Died |
Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | 18 August 2004 | |
| Kenedy, Karnes County, Texas, United States |
Revisions
NARA WWII Enlistments records
Personal research on Glen LeBleu (contact with family)
491st BG Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia