Roland N Leider
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
KIA 6 October 1944, Crew Member, (Rank, Last Name, First, MI) S.SGT Leider, Roland N. Position: Radio Operator Mission Number: 194 Date, 6-Oct-44 Target Berlin Pilot: 1 LT Lucien C. Courcelle, B17: 43-38060 Name of Aircraft: Texas Bluebonnet.
The Mission to Berlin was TECH Sergeant Leider's 17th Mission. Ronald N Leider was promoted to Technical Sergeant while in a Missing in Action status and the recipient of the Air Medal with Two Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart Medal.
My scanned image of HS Yearbook
Object Number - UPL 31908 - Scanned Copy of Graduation Class Photo Roland N Leider Class of 1942, Page 53 Year Book Von Steuben HS Class Chicago, Illinois, KIA 6 October 1944,...
Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Pessin in B-17 'Back To The Sack' #4338060
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Texas Bluebonnet
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
6 October 1944 | ||
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Born |
Westboro, Massachusetts, USA | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 6 October 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9508 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database