Lee J Peters
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Cognac, France in B-17 #42-31064 'Hey Lou' 31-Dec-43; damaged by flak and fighters, crashed into sea, St Catherine’s Point, off Isle of Wight, UK. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1872
Awards: AM, PH.
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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-801998
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hey Lou
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Michigan | 10 February 1920 | Son of Lee J Sr and Mamie Ruth Peters. |
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Died |
Off Isle of Wight | 31 December 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Cognac, France in B-17 42-31064 'Hey Lou' 31-Dec-43; Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1872 |
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Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery | Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK | |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | 31 December 1943 | Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a connection to 8th AF. Added a "-" in the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography".
Added connections to the pilot, Donald H. Lawry, the airbase, Deenethorpe, and to the A/C 42-31064.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1872, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=646