Leon Gellis
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) 12 Apr 1944
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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-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Mairzy Doats
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 445th Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron 703rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
12 April 1944 | ||
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Born |
Connecticut |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
Added Leon Gellis' name to the digital Roll of Honour in the American Air Museum at IWM Duxford, UK.
MACR 4379 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56358342/leon-gellis
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
ABMC, MACR 4379, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces Vol 3 pg 643 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia