Leslie served as a First Lieutenant, 70th Bomber Squadron, 42nd Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Riley County, Kansas prior to the war.
Leslie was a passenger on RB-24D #41-24107 that was assigned to the Pacific Wing, Air Transport Command.
RB-24D #41-24107 took off, with a crew of 6 and 26 passengers, from Whenuapai, New Zealand on a passenger transport flight to Plaine Des Gaiacs Airfield, New Caledonia. The passengers were all returning to duty after R & R in New Zealand.
A radio operator based at La Tontouta Airfield, New Caledonia had contact with them as they passed over. After this contact it was later discovered that they had crashed into a mountain side in New Caledonia which had killed all onboard. They were all interred there at the crash site, more than likely in a mass grave, and have never been dis-interred for identification.
Leslie was therefore declared "Missing In Action" in the "Line Of Duty" on this flight during the war.
He was previously awarded the Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Cluster.
Service # O-666623
Husband of Mrs. Leslie J. Callahan who resided in Fort Worth, Texas.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Crew who perished on RB-24D # 41-24107:
Lock, Harry A ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, FL
Neaves, Wilmer C, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, VA
Sidito, Salvatore ~ Corp, Radio Operator, NY
Slater, William R ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
Talent, Harvin A ~ T/Sgt, Asst. Engineer, MA
Turner, Roger R ~ Corp, Engineer, MN
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Passengers who perished on RB-24D # 41-24107:
Callahan, Leslie J ~ 1st Lt, KS
Dumbleton, Robert C ~ 1st Lt, NY
Fletcher, Claude R, Jr ~ 1st Lt, OK
Gouin, George N ~ Sgt, CT
Haffner, John M ~ Maj, ID
Hinton, Charlie M ~ 1st Lt, FL
Hoffman, Richard F ~ S/Sgt, OH
Hoffmann, Richard E ~ S/Sgt, IA
Johnson, William R ~ 2nd Lt, NJ
Luce, William E ~ S/Sgt, WI
McCurry, Charles R ~ 2nd Lt, TX
McMillan, Jack W ~ 1st Lt, CA
Melville, David E, Jr ~ 1st Lt, TX
O'Leary, Max, Jr ~ 1st Lt, MI
Penna, Anthony T ~ 1st Lt, NY
Rodgers, Pershing W ~ 1st Lt, KY
Rogers, Melbern G ~ 1st Lt, AR
Roks, John N ~ Sgt, MO
Schmidt, Robert F ~ 1st Lt, OH
Schoeck, Robert J ~ 1st Lt, NY
Smith, Lawrence L ~ 1st Lt, OH
Sniadecki, Michael S ~ Sgt, OH
Snyder, Gene B ~ 1st Lt, WA
Taffe, John V ~ 1st Lt, NY
Tittle, Ralph C ~ 1st Lt, MI
Zanoni, Alfred L ~ 1st Lt, NJ
Passenger List & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett
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He resided in Riley County, Kansas prior to the war.
Leslie was a passenger on RB-24D #41-24107 that was assigned to the Pacific Wing, Air Transport Command.
RB-24D #41-24107 took off, with a crew of 6 and 26 passengers, from Whenuapai, New Zealand on a passenger transport flight to Plaine Des Gaiacs Airfield, New Caledonia. The passengers were all returning to duty after R & R in New Zealand.
A radio operator based at La Tontouta Airfield, New Caledonia had contact with them as they passed over. After this contact it was later discovered that they had crashed into a mountain side in New Caledonia which had killed all onboard. They were all interred there at the crash site, more than likely in a mass grave, and have never been dis-interred for identification.
Leslie was therefore declared "Missing In Action" in the "Line Of Duty" on this flight during the war.
He was previously awarded the Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Cluster.
Service # O-666623
Husband of Mrs. Leslie J. Callahan who resided in Fort Worth, Texas.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on RB-24D # 41-24107:
Lock, Harry A ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, FL
Neaves, Wilmer C, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, VA
Sidito, Salvatore ~ Corp, Radio Operator, NY
Slater, William R ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
Talent, Harvin A ~ T/Sgt, Asst. Engineer, MA
Turner, Roger R ~ Corp, Engineer, MN
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Passengers who perished on RB-24D # 41-24107:
Callahan, Leslie J ~ 1st Lt, KS
Dumbleton, Robert C ~ 1st Lt, NY
Fletcher, Claude R, Jr ~ 1st Lt, OK
Gouin, George N ~ Sgt, CT
Haffner, John M ~ Maj, ID
Hinton, Charlie M ~ 1st Lt, FL
Hoffman, Richard F ~ S/Sgt, OH
Hoffmann, Richard E ~ S/Sgt, IA
Johnson, William R ~ 2nd Lt, NJ
Luce, William E ~ S/Sgt, WI
McCurry, Charles R ~ 2nd Lt, TX
McMillan, Jack W ~ 1st Lt, CA
Melville, David E, Jr ~ 1st Lt, TX
O'Leary, Max, Jr ~ 1st Lt, MI
Penna, Anthony T ~ 1st Lt, NY
Rodgers, Pershing W ~ 1st Lt, KY
Rogers, Melbern G ~ 1st Lt, AR
Roks, John N ~ Sgt, MO
Schmidt, Robert F ~ 1st Lt, OH
Schoeck, Robert J ~ 1st Lt, NY
Smith, Lawrence L ~ 1st Lt, OH
Sniadecki, Michael S ~ Sgt, OH
Snyder, Gene B ~ 1st Lt, WA
Taffe, John V ~ 1st Lt, NY
Tittle, Ralph C ~ 1st Lt, MI
Zanoni, Alfred L ~ 1st Lt, NJ
Passenger List & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Leslie served as a First Lieutenant, 70th Bomber Squadron, 42nd Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Riley County, Kansas prior to the war.
Leslie was a passenger on RB-24D #41-24107 that was assigned to the Pacific Wing, Air Transport Command.
RB-24D #41-24107 took off, with a crew of 6 and 26 passengers, from Whenuapai, New Zealand on a passenger transport flight to Plaine Des Gaiacs Airfield, New Caledonia. The passengers were all returning to duty after R & R in New Zealand.
A radio operator based at La Tontouta Airfield, New Caledonia had contact with them as they passed over. After this contact it was later discovered that they had crashed into a mountain side in New Caledonia which had killed all onboard. They were all interred there at the crash site, more than likely in a mass grave, and have never been dis-interred for identification.
Leslie was therefore declared "Missing In Action" in the "Line Of Duty" on this flight during the war.
He was previously awarded the Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Cluster.
Service # O-666623
Husband of Mrs. Leslie J. Callahan who resided in Fort Worth, Texas.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on RB-24D # 41-24107:
Lock, Harry A ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, FL
Neaves, Wilmer C, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, VA
Sidito, Salvatore ~ Corp, Radio Operator, NY
Slater, William R ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
Talent, Harvin A ~ T/Sgt, Asst. Engineer, MA
Turner, Roger R ~ Corp, Engineer, MN
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Passengers who perished on RB-24D # 41-24107:
Callahan, Leslie J ~ 1st Lt, KS
Dumbleton, Robert C ~ 1st Lt, NY
Fletcher, Claude R, Jr ~ 1st Lt, OK
Gouin, George N ~ Sgt, CT
Haffner, John M ~ Maj, ID
Hinton, Charlie M ~ 1st Lt, FL
Hoffman, Richard F ~ S/Sgt, OH
Hoffmann, Richard E ~ S/Sgt, IA
Johnson, William R ~ 2nd Lt, NJ
Luce, William E ~ S/Sgt, WI
McCurry, Charles R ~ 2nd Lt, TX
McMillan, Jack W ~ 1st Lt, CA
Melville, David E, Jr ~ 1st Lt, TX
O'Leary, Max, Jr ~ 1st Lt, MI
Penna, Anthony T ~ 1st Lt, NY
Rodgers, Pershing W ~ 1st Lt, KY
Rogers, Melbern G ~ 1st Lt, AR
Roks, John N ~ Sgt, MO
Schmidt, Robert F ~ 1st Lt, OH
Schoeck, Robert J ~ 1st Lt, NY
Smith, Lawrence L ~ 1st Lt, OH
Sniadecki, Michael S ~ Sgt, OH
Snyder, Gene B ~ 1st Lt, WA
Taffe, John V ~ 1st Lt, NY
Tittle, Ralph C ~ 1st Lt, MI
Zanoni, Alfred L ~ 1st Lt, NJ
Passenger List & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Riley County, Kansas prior to the war.
Leslie was a passenger on RB-24D #41-24107 that was assigned to the Pacific Wing, Air Transport Command.
RB-24D #41-24107 took off, with a crew of 6 and 26 passengers, from Whenuapai, New Zealand on a passenger transport flight to Plaine Des Gaiacs Airfield, New Caledonia. The passengers were all returning to duty after R & R in New Zealand.
A radio operator based at La Tontouta Airfield, New Caledonia had contact with them as they passed over. After this contact it was later discovered that they had crashed into a mountain side in New Caledonia which had killed all onboard. They were all interred there at the crash site, more than likely in a mass grave, and have never been dis-interred for identification.
Leslie was therefore declared "Missing In Action" in the "Line Of Duty" on this flight during the war.
He was previously awarded the Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Cluster.
Service # O-666623
Husband of Mrs. Leslie J. Callahan who resided in Fort Worth, Texas.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on RB-24D # 41-24107:
Lock, Harry A ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, FL
Neaves, Wilmer C, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, VA
Sidito, Salvatore ~ Corp, Radio Operator, NY
Slater, William R ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
Talent, Harvin A ~ T/Sgt, Asst. Engineer, MA
Turner, Roger R ~ Corp, Engineer, MN
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Passengers who perished on RB-24D # 41-24107:
Callahan, Leslie J ~ 1st Lt, KS
Dumbleton, Robert C ~ 1st Lt, NY
Fletcher, Claude R, Jr ~ 1st Lt, OK
Gouin, George N ~ Sgt, CT
Haffner, John M ~ Maj, ID
Hinton, Charlie M ~ 1st Lt, FL
Hoffman, Richard F ~ S/Sgt, OH
Hoffmann, Richard E ~ S/Sgt, IA
Johnson, William R ~ 2nd Lt, NJ
Luce, William E ~ S/Sgt, WI
McCurry, Charles R ~ 2nd Lt, TX
McMillan, Jack W ~ 1st Lt, CA
Melville, David E, Jr ~ 1st Lt, TX
O'Leary, Max, Jr ~ 1st Lt, MI
Penna, Anthony T ~ 1st Lt, NY
Rodgers, Pershing W ~ 1st Lt, KY
Rogers, Melbern G ~ 1st Lt, AR
Roks, John N ~ Sgt, MO
Schmidt, Robert F ~ 1st Lt, OH
Schoeck, Robert J ~ 1st Lt, NY
Smith, Lawrence L ~ 1st Lt, OH
Sniadecki, Michael S ~ Sgt, OH
Snyder, Gene B ~ 1st Lt, WA
Taffe, John V ~ 1st Lt, NY
Tittle, Ralph C ~ 1st Lt, MI
Zanoni, Alfred L ~ 1st Lt, NJ
Passenger List & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett
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