Leland Phillips Molland

Military
media-33877.jpeg UPL 33877 Capt Tommy Molland 308th FS J Cook photo collection and archives

JCook Photo Collection & Archives

Object Number - UPL 33877 - Capt Tommy Molland 308th FS

CO 308th FS 31st FG MTO
11 air kills (5 Spitfire MK VIII + 3 P-51B + 3 P-51D
P-51D s/n 44-13311 HL+C "O'Kaye"
KIA 5-16-1951 with the 49th FBW flying a T-33 on a weather recon mission.

Silver Star Service: Army Air Forces
Battalion: 308th Fighter Squadron
Division: 15th Air Force
GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, 15th Air Force, General Orders No. 416 (1944)
CITATION:
SYNOPSIS: Major (Air Corps) Leland Phelps Molland (AFSN: 0-9572A), United States Army Air Forces, was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action against the enemy as a P-51 Fighter Pilot of the 308th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Group, FIFTEENTH Air Force, in action against the enemy in aerial combat in the Mediterranean Theater of Action during World War II. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army Air Forces.

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

 A P-51 Mustang (MX-A, serial number 44-13464), flown by Major Sam Brown of the 31st Fighter Group, 15th Air Force.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force Twelfth Air Force Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Fighter

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 31st Fighter Group 308th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-667107
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 325th Fighter Group 318th Fighter Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 31st Fighter Group 350th Fighter Group 308th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-401549
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot/Squadron Commander
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 31st Fighter Group 308th Fighter Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

North Dakota, USA 7 May 1919

Enlisted

Fort Meade, Sturgis, SD 57785, USA 26 May 1942

Died

Daegu, South Korea 16 May 1951 Lieutenant Colonel Molland was the pilot of a T-33A #49-988 with the Headquarters Squadron 49th Fighter Bomber Group. On May 16, 1951, while returning from a combat weather mission, on the aircraft's approach to Taegu Airfield #1 (K-2), it crashed into a mountain 12 miles southeast of Taegu, Korea.

Buried

20 December 1951 Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Arlington County Virginia, USA Plot: Sec: 3, Site: 2263-A
Cass County, ND, USA

Revisions

Date5 Jan 2022 23:45:53
Contributorfugari
ChangesChanges to awards
Sources

Added back American Defense Medal which is correct

Date3 Jan 2022 01:52:24
Contributordecwriter
ChangesChanges to awards
Sources

Corrected to American Campaign Medal based on date of entry in 1942.

Date4 Jun 2018 19:58:02
Contributorfugari
ChangesChanges to nickname, service number, highest rank, role, biography, awards, person associations and media associations
Sources

JCook Photo Collection & Archives

Date26 Nov 2016 05:41:34
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesCreated entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, highest rank, role, biography, events, unit associations and place associations

Leland Phillips Molland: Gallery (2 items)