Leo George Travis
Military
Standing Rear L-R :
Joe Sullivan - Navigator -
Leo Travis - Bombardier -
Frank McLaughlin - Pilot - Lee D. Slessor - Co Pilot
Kneeling Front L-R :
Charles Simmons - Ball and Tail Gunner
Clyde Wickham - Radio Operator -
Fay Kelly - Engineer - Waist Gunner -
Marshall Lisiesky - Tail Gunner -
Don Pierce - Waist Gunner -
Chester Moore - Top Turret Gunner -
Added detail. - Kickapoo
Object Number - UPL 15309 - B-24D Liberator, 42-40746, Ole Irish. - Pilot Lt. Frank McGLaughlin is third from the left side, standing. Ole Irish, flew on the Ploesti oil...
Lt. Leo George Travis was a B-24 bombardier, assigned to the 8th Air Force, the 389th Bomb Group, the Sky Scorpions, and the 564th Bombardment Squadron in Britain, temporarily detached (TDY) to the 9th Air Force, USAAF, in Benghazi, Libya, North Africa, to take part in Operation Tidal Wave, the large bombing mission on the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania, flying aboard the B-24D Liberator, 42-40746, named, Ole Irish, (ETD). He died non battle (DNB) in the U.S. on June 8,1945.
Awards: DFC, AM, PH, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12035639
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32041169 / O-734123
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32491935
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Ole Irish
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Cumberland, Maryland | 23 August 1921 | Son of Walter Nelson and Esther M Travis. |
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Enlisted |
Baltimore, MD | 16 March 1942 | Baltimore, Maryland |
|
Died |
8 June 1945 | Died non Battle (DNB) | |
|
Buried |
Saint Marys Cemetery Cumberland, Allegany County, MD | Saint Marys Cemetery Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland | |
|
Based |
Hethel | Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
389th BG Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia