Leroy L Ochs

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Crashed near Egeln in B-24 'Super Wolf' #44-40050, Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Super Wolf
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 859th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

7 July 1944

Born

Middletown, California, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 7 July 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N per MACR 7228 at Fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/28673457

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Changed the label for a POW event to “Killed in Action (KIA)” per info MACR 7228 at fold3.com.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7228 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database