Jessie H Lehr
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 422BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. After landing from a local test flight on 28-Jan-44, a fire broke out in the bomb bay in B-17 42-37772. A/C was abandoned and was destroyed in fire. RTD.
B-17 42-97578 stalled after take off for a flight to Deenethorpe and crashed into a barracks on 24-Mar-44. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: PH.
Forename misspelt on Remembrance Plaque in St Mary's Church, Yelden
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Units served with
People
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Sunflower County, MS | 25 February 1922 | Son of John C and Mary Lehr |
Enlisted |
Camp Shelby, MS | 19 October 1942 | Camp Shelby, Mississippi |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Great Yeldham, UK | 24 March 1944 | His A/C B-17 42-97578 stalled after take off for a flight to Deenethorpe and crashed into a barracks 24-Mar-44. Died Non Battle (DNB) |
Based |
Deenethorpe | 24 March 1944 | Assigned to 422BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Removed # from A/C serial NO. to aid clarity and consistency
Added a location to the KIA event per info in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=400