LeRoy Milo Zach
Military
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UPL 22538
Crew #772
Robert E. Gordon Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
Standing Left to Right: Marvin Hendrickson (BTG), Robert E. Gordon (P), Otis K. Tichenor (M), William F. Reiger (CP), Doyle R. Campbell (NG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Charles J. Ondes (TTG), Lane Arrington (TG), Leroy M. Zach (R/O), George W. Perry (FE)
This crew completed 29 combat missions before hostilities ended.
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Robert E. Gordon Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
Standing Left to Right: Marvin Hendrickson (BTG), Robert E. Gordon (P), Otis K. Tichenor (M), William F. Reiger (CP), Doyle R. Campbell (NG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Charles J. Ondes (TTG), Lane Arrington (TG), Leroy M. Zach (R/O), George W. Perry (FE)
This crew completed 29 combat missions before hostilities ended.
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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: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-776282
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Swisher, IA 52338, USA | 29 April 1925 | |
Enlisted |
Herrold, IA 50109, USA | 7 July 1943 | Camp Dodge |
Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK | 29 November 1944 - 18 April 1945 | 29 combat missions |
Died |
Bettendorf, IA, USA | 8 January 2003 | |
Buried |
Cedar Rapids, IA, USA | 11 January 2003 | Czech National Cemetery Cedar Rapids Linn County Iowa, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, page 331 & Page 450 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45)