Leon M Patterson

Military

Crashed near Eindhoven, Holland on a fighter sweep of area on 31 Jan 1944 in P-38J 42-67301. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-67301

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Unit: 55th Fighter Group 38th Fighter Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Mississippi

Other

Prisoner of war

English Channel

Revisions

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2109 / MACR 2109, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database