Ledley L Basden

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) crashed into channel in B-17 #44-8697.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-8697

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Fort Hayes, Columbus, OH 43215, USA 22 January 1942

Died

2 March 1945

Born

Steubenville, Ohio, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

English Channel 2 March 1945

Revisions

Date21 Jan 2020 21:03:11
Contributorjmoore43
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

Date31 Mar 2018 22:28:03
ContributorTennyBelle
Sources

ww2 enlistment records

Date27 Sep 2014 18:18:21
ContributorAAM
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12846 / MACR 12846; Snetterton Falcons, pg 201, 245 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database