Leon Claron Packer
Military
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Object Number - UPL 26612 - Leon C. Packer, 93rd Bomb Group
2-Dec-42 while transporting navigators to a school in Oxfordshire, main landing gear retracted upon landing. All crewmembers survived on B-24 41-23674.
Later on 16-Apr-43 Packer would crash land battle damaged B-24 41-23847, "Yardbird", with all but one crew member surviving.
Awards: DFC, AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
Post war: Served on the Air Staff at the Pentagon until Jul-47. Packer continued his Air Force service in Utah and was eventually promoted to Brigadier General in May-67. President and General Manager of Packer Motor Co. which he operated with his brothers for 30 years.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12024435 / O-660334
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17031466
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Corinne, UT | 23 March 1917 | Son of Ira Wight Packer. |
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Enlisted |
Salt Lake City, UT | 26 April 1941 | Salt Lake City, Utah |
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Other Discharged USAF |
21 September 1947 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
25 November 1985 | ||
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Based |
Hardwick | Assigned to 329BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Brigham City Cemetery Brigham City, Box Elder County, UT | Brigham City Cemetery Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial numbers in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey pp. 51, 105 , Ted's Travelling Circus by Stewart p. 94, WWII memorial web site entry by daughter
