Leland J Rath
Military
Added photo and associated with person
Object Number - UPL 20431 - 1st Lt Leland J. Rath - Awards ceremony (Air Medal) - Egypt, March 1943.
Leland Rath was assigned to the 93rd Bomb Group. He served in Europe and North Africa and was awarded the Air Medal. He served also in Korea and was Commander of the 4th Weather Squadron (AFRC) at Shaw AFB, South Carolina (1951-52) and of the 1st Operational Weather Squadron at Scott AFB, Illinois (1953). He ended his USAF career as a Lt Colonel.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Wisconsin, United States | 5 October 1919 | the son of John and Ida Rath |
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Enlisted |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | 27 September 1941 | in the Air Corps as an Aviation Cadet |
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Died |
Woodland Hills, California, United States | 19 April 1983 | |
| Almond, Wisconsin, United States | |||
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Buried |
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas, United States |
Revisions
NARA WWII Enlistment records
US 1940 Census
SSDI (Social Security Death Index)
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / roster
