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Leroy Francis Sykes

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Leroy Francis Sykes

Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Death
8 Jan 1968 (aged 55)
Burial
Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA Add to Map
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N, 0, 2011
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Born to Estella Frances Sykes in Washington DC, Leroy Francis Sykes enlisted in the United States Army on 13 April, 1942. While service in Germany during WWII he was captured by the Germans and was detained in Stalag 17B in Braunau, Gneikendorf, near Krems Austria. At the time, he was a staff Sergeant. In mid-June of 1945 he was liberated and repatriated. He subsequently married Hazel Eloise Pierce (1927-2015) on July 6, 1946 in Parkland, Maryland. They had four children.
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USAAF WORLD WAR II
Gunner S/Sgt. Leroy F. Sykes POW
Hometown:Georgia
Squadron: 366th 305th Bomb Group
Service#
Awards: Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Pilot 1st/Lt. Lawrence L. Leach Jr.

Target: Lorient (France) U Boat base
No MACR.
Date Lost: 16-Apr-43
Serial Number: #42-5220
Aircraft Model B-17
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: Crashed near Languidic France
Cause: Enemy AC Crew of 10 5KIA 5POW

Crew of #42-5220 KIA
1st/Lt. Lawrence L. Leach Jr. Pilot KIA
1st/Lt. Homer P. Anderson Co Pilot POW
1st/Lt. Voyle Spence Navigator POW
1st/Lt. Donald A. Worsley Bombardier POW
T/Sgt. David M. Bogdan Engineer KIA
T/Sgt. Joseph W. Terrell Radio/Op. POW
S/Sgt. Jimmy H. Smith KIA Gunner
S/Sgt. Floyd M. Williamson KIA Gunner
S/Sgt. John Toth Jr. Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. Leroy F. Sykes Gunner POW
Born to Estella Frances Sykes in Washington DC, Leroy Francis Sykes enlisted in the United States Army on 13 April, 1942. While service in Germany during WWII he was captured by the Germans and was detained in Stalag 17B in Braunau, Gneikendorf, near Krems Austria. At the time, he was a staff Sergeant. In mid-June of 1945 he was liberated and repatriated. He subsequently married Hazel Eloise Pierce (1927-2015) on July 6, 1946 in Parkland, Maryland. They had four children.
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USAAF WORLD WAR II
Gunner S/Sgt. Leroy F. Sykes POW
Hometown:Georgia
Squadron: 366th 305th Bomb Group
Service#
Awards: Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Pilot 1st/Lt. Lawrence L. Leach Jr.

Target: Lorient (France) U Boat base
No MACR.
Date Lost: 16-Apr-43
Serial Number: #42-5220
Aircraft Model B-17
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: Crashed near Languidic France
Cause: Enemy AC Crew of 10 5KIA 5POW

Crew of #42-5220 KIA
1st/Lt. Lawrence L. Leach Jr. Pilot KIA
1st/Lt. Homer P. Anderson Co Pilot POW
1st/Lt. Voyle Spence Navigator POW
1st/Lt. Donald A. Worsley Bombardier POW
T/Sgt. David M. Bogdan Engineer KIA
T/Sgt. Joseph W. Terrell Radio/Op. POW
S/Sgt. Jimmy H. Smith KIA Gunner
S/Sgt. Floyd M. Williamson KIA Gunner
S/Sgt. John Toth Jr. Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. Leroy F. Sykes Gunner POW

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