Leon St Clair Musselwhite
MilitaryPhotos in private collection of Kathie Kochanowsky. Separation Documents of Leon St. Clair Musselwhite obtained from NPRC, St. Louis, MO, by daughter Kathie Kochanowsky
Leon S. Musselwhite was born and raised in Mississippi. He was an engineering student at Mississippi State University when the war in Europe started. He enlisted in the Mississippi National Guard in 1938 and became active duty 11 May 1939 thru 24 Nov 1940 with the Corps of Engineers. He then became a cadet in the Army Air Corps and was 2nd lt. after completion of navigator training 22 Apr 1943. His WW II assignment was in Thurleigh, England, with 369th Bombardment Squadron on B-17s. He completed 30 combat missions with 184 combat flying hours. He returned to U.S. to Dyersburg AFB, Tennessee, as 1st lt with several combat medals. He was relieved from active duty 2 Nov 1945 so he could complete his college education at University of Houston. In February 1951 he returned to active duty as a navigator instructor, and he completed his BS in archetectural engineering in May 1952. He remained in the USAF until 30 Mar 1966 w/ several additional duty stations and training/schools. He flew on T-29s and C-47s, and retired after 26 years service as major, master navigator with 3981 flight hours.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Division
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
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Military information from Separation Records of Leon S. Musselwhite obtained from NPRC, St. Louis, MO, by daughter Kathie Kochanowsky. Media in private collection of Kathie Kochanowsky.
Military information from Separation Records of Leon S. Musselwhite obtained from NPRC, St. Louis, MO, by daughter Kathie Kochanowsky. Media in private collection of Kathie Kochanowsky.
Military information from Separation Records of Leon S. Musselwhite received from NPRC, St. Louis, MO , by daughter Kathie Kochanowsky. Media in private collection of Kathie Kochanowsky.
Separation Documents of Leon St. Clair Musselwhite obtained from NPRC, St. Louis, MO, by daughter Kathie Kochanowsky