Leslie Cameron Starbuck
Military
Among the rear row are the ground crew of 'Screwball Express', led by crew chief S/Sgt 'Joe' Starbuck.
Object Number - UPL 39114 - "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Screwball Express' at an 8th Air Force base in England, 15 June...
Assigned to 526BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Crew chief for B-17 'Screwball Express', awarded Bronze Star for 61 missions no aborts on this bomber.
Awards: BS, WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Screwball Express
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Honesdale, PA | 24 April 1911 | Son of Edwin G and Bertha May Starbuck. |
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Enlisted |
Wilkes Barre, PA | 31 July 1942 | Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania |
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Other Awarded Bronze Star |
Kimbolton, UK | 12 October 1944 | Awarded Bronze Star. Oct-44. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
17 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Honesdale, PA | 6 October 1977 | |
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Buried |
Canaan Corners Cemetery Waymart, Wayne County, PA | 10 October 1977 | Canaan Corners Cemetery Waymart, Wayne County, PA |
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Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 526BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other |
Casablanca, Morroco | Transferred |
Revisions
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379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 217 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia