Louis Le Baron
MilitaryAssigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin 8-Mar-44 in B-17 42-31717 'Hells Bells' shot down by enemy aircraft, crashed Madgeburg, Germany. MACR records he either baled out and chute failed or he was trapped by fire onboard. MACR 2988. Posted MIA, changed to FOD. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
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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: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17063184 / O-746424
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hells Bells
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Places
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Camp Upton Rd, Shirley, NY 11967, USA | 2 February 1942 | Camp Upton Yaphank, NY |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Magdeburg, Germany | 8 March 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin 8-Mar-44 in B-17 42-31717 'Hells Bells' shot down by enemy aircraft, crashed Madgeburg, Germany. MACR records he either baled out and chute failed or he was trapped by fire onboard. MACR 2988. |
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Born |
Queens, NY, USA | ||
| Bend, OR, USA | |||
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Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten | ||
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Based |
Framlingham | 8 March 1944 | Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. |