Leon G Hamby
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down by fighters on a mission to the St Andres and Evreus airfields in France on 6 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-39897. A/c was on fire and crashed near Fontainebleu, FR. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Floozie Flossy | Mary Ruth | The WeWa Special
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron 36th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
6 February 1944 | ||
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Born |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | ||
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Buried |
Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Oklahoma |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2199, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces