Harlan W Leachman
Military
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 561 - Technical Sergeant H. Leachman of the 479th Fighter Group, sits in the cockpit of a P-51 Mustang (J2-R, serial number 44-14327) flown by Colonel Kyle...
Assigned to 435FS, 479FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 479th Fighter Group 435th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Clay County, IN | 31 July 1920 | Son of J Lewis and Emma M [Sams-Brown] Leachman. |
|
Enlisted |
Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN | 17 December 1941 | Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana |
|
Other Discharged USAAF |
31 October 1945 | Honourable discharge | |
|
Died |
Peoria, Peoria County, IL | 7 March 1989 | |
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Based |
Wattisham | Assigned to 435FS, 479FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Changes
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the 479th FG Yearbook, D790.G479, p 224
