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Ernest W. LEACH
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-800000 | ||||||
| AGE | 23 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1921 | ||||||
| ETAT | Middlesex MASSACHUSETTS | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Single | ||||||
| RANK | First Lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Pilot | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT |
Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 25 November 1940 Boston MASSACHUSETTS | ||||||
| REGIMENT SQUADRON | 405th Fighter Squadron | ||||||
| DIVISION GROUP | 371st Fighter Group | ||||||
| ARMY | 9th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 9 August 1944 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Near Sourdeval (possibly La Françaisière) | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
P-47 Thunderbolt - type D-21-RA - s/n 42-25543
Macr:7396 Mission: Armed reconnaissance on Brest (29) Takeoff site A-6 Beuzeville (50) The plane was reportedly evacuated by parachute - 3.30 pm | ||||||
| CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James | ||||||
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Francecrashes39-45.net - Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Aad.archives.gov - Frédéric LAVERNHE |
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| PROGRAMMER | Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |