Lee D Eisenhart
Military
Object Number - UPL 31009 - Capt Lee D Eisenhart, 504th Ftr Sq, 339th FG. Officially credited with one confirmed aerial victory. With DFC and AM(OLC).
Assigned to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC, AM(OLC), WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medals.
Post war: Remained in USAF serving in Korean and Vietnam conflicts rising to Lt Colonel. Retired USAF 1962.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Bonny Bea Jeep Madam Queen Virginia
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 504th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hellertown, PA, USA | 17 May 1918 | Son of Daniel and Florence [Ulmer] Eisenhart. |
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Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA, USA | 18 March 1942 | |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
12 September 1944 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
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Died |
Lake Ariel, PA 18436, USA | 17 May 2008 | |
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Other Promotion |
Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK | Promoted to Captain. | |
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Based |
Fowlmere | 12 September 1944 | Assigned to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Honesdale, PA 18431, USA | Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery Honesdale Wayne County PA |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000; Unit History / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
