Roman Michael Ley
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Removed associated aircraft which is not depicted in the image. Association are made in the person record.
Object Number - UPL 49557 - 2Lt Roman M. Ley
Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Teplitz in B-17 'Green Hill' #4338958
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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: Green Hill Belle
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA | 27 April 1920 | Parents: George Ley and Mary E. Ley née Durst |
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Buried |
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery | 24 March 1950 | Returned from Neuville en Condroz American Cemetery in Belgium. Group burial. |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 6 April 1945 | "First and only Mission of the 2Lt Roman M. Ley Crew Mission #353, 6 April 1945, to Leipzig, Germany. Crew was flying in B-17G #43-38958 Green Hill Belle (427BS) GN- H. Was involved in a mid-air collision, shortly before reaching the target at Leipzig , with B-17G #44-8647..." |
Revisions
Ancestry.com. U.S., National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962
Hell's Angels; 303rd Bomb Group (H) www.303rdbg.com/427ley.html - Research courtesy Harry D. Gobrecht
Ancestry.com. U.S., National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13719 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
