Son of Nathan & Jeanette Friedman who resided in Baltimore, Maryland.
Lee served as a Corporal & Waist Gunner on B-24J "Edith" #44-48789, 759th Bomber Squadron, 459th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
Lee was "Killed In Action" when his B-24J, while on a mission to bomb the Isarca Flack Alze railroad bridge in northern, Italy was hit by enemy flak and crashed in Italy during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13144250
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #44-48789:
Barnousky, John F, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, PA
Belt, John N, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, MO
Burnette, William J ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, NC
Friedman, Lee E ~ Cpl, Waist Gunner, MD
Guth, Gene R ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IL
Marshall, William J ~ S/Sgt, Nose Gunner, KY
Pollard, Glenn ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, TX
Sundeen, Glenn G ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
The Pilot & Navigator both survived the crash.
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Lee served as a Corporal & Waist Gunner on B-24J "Edith" #44-48789, 759th Bomber Squadron, 459th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
Lee was "Killed In Action" when his B-24J, while on a mission to bomb the Isarca Flack Alze railroad bridge in northern, Italy was hit by enemy flak and crashed in Italy during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13144250
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #44-48789:
Barnousky, John F, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, PA
Belt, John N, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, MO
Burnette, William J ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, NC
Friedman, Lee E ~ Cpl, Waist Gunner, MD
Guth, Gene R ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IL
Marshall, William J ~ S/Sgt, Nose Gunner, KY
Pollard, Glenn ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, TX
Sundeen, Glenn G ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
The Pilot & Navigator both survived the crash.
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Son of Nathan & Jeanette Friedman who resided in Baltimore, Maryland.
Lee served as a Corporal & Waist Gunner on B-24J "Edith" #44-48789, 759th Bomber Squadron, 459th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
Lee was "Killed In Action" when his B-24J, while on a mission to bomb the Isarca Flack Alze railroad bridge in northern, Italy was hit by enemy flak and crashed in Italy during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13144250
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #44-48789:
Barnousky, John F, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, PA
Belt, John N, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, MO
Burnette, William J ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, NC
Friedman, Lee E ~ Cpl, Waist Gunner, MD
Guth, Gene R ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IL
Marshall, William J ~ S/Sgt, Nose Gunner, KY
Pollard, Glenn ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, TX
Sundeen, Glenn G ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
The Pilot & Navigator both survived the crash.
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lee served as a Corporal & Waist Gunner on B-24J "Edith" #44-48789, 759th Bomber Squadron, 459th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
Lee was "Killed In Action" when his B-24J, while on a mission to bomb the Isarca Flack Alze railroad bridge in northern, Italy was hit by enemy flak and crashed in Italy during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13144250
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #44-48789:
Barnousky, John F, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, PA
Belt, John N, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, MO
Burnette, William J ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, NC
Friedman, Lee E ~ Cpl, Waist Gunner, MD
Guth, Gene R ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IL
Marshall, William J ~ S/Sgt, Nose Gunner, KY
Pollard, Glenn ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, TX
Sundeen, Glenn G ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
The Pilot & Navigator both survived the crash.
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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