Leslie J Tucker

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) 11 December 1944 in B-24 #42-95291 'Thumper'.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-95291

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Thumper
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

11 December 1944

Born

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

11 December 1944

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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Birsic, MACR 11336, 2AD Honor Roll / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11336 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database