Leroy James Teachey Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-56747.jpeg UPL 56747 2nd Lt. Leroy James Teachey Jr. Dress Blues Leroy James Teachey collection

Nephew of Leroy J Teachey and files from Family and Belgium Friends

Object Number - UPL 56747 - 2nd Lt. Leroy James Teachey Jr. Dress Blues

Shot down by flak and crashed along the Scheldt River on the return from a mission to Frankfurt am Main, Germany on 2 March 1944 in B-17G 42-39960. Stayed last in the plane with his Pilot Chesmore, but they didn't have the time to jump before the Fortress exploded in mid-air. Leroy's body was found in Mariakerke, near Gent, Belgium. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34386317
  • Highest Rank: Private
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34036003
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19071564 at enlistment, then O-741881
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-679193
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-688636
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

5 March 1918 Rose Hill, Duplin County, North Carolina

Enlisted

2 April 1942 Camp Davis, North Carolina

Other

Killed In Action (KIA)

2 March 1944 Belgium
Rose Hill, North Carolina

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Leroy Teachey rests at Plot A, Row 25, Grave 16

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Leroy James Teachey Nephew, Gordon Teachey family and Belgium Friends photos

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Leroy James Teachey Nephew, Gordon Teachey family and Belgium Friends photos

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Leroy James Teachey Nephew, Gordon Teachey family and Belgium Friends photos

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Leroy James Teachey Nephew, Gordon Teachey family and Belgium Friends photos

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Copied the "Media" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.
Removed the "Possible DUPLICATE" flag in the Nickname field, merged all data fields and then removed the duplicate person.

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Changed first name per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 89688874.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89688874/leroy-james-teachey

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Nephew of Leroy James Teachey
Gordon Teachey

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Nephew of Leroy James Teachey
Gordon Teachey

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WWII Draft card
NARA WWII Enlistment records
ABMC website
e-mail correspondence in 2012 with Josephine Manno, related to Top Turret Gunner Paul Manno.

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MACR 2856

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MACR 2856

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2856, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

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