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2Lt Stephen Draper Leckenby

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2Lt Stephen Draper Leckenby Veteran

Birth
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA
Death
25 Jun 1944 (aged 23)
At Sea
Burial
Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England Add to Map
Plot
Plot B Row 7 Grave 15
Memorial ID
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In 1920, on November 16 in Tacoma, Washington, United States, Stephen Draper Leckenby was the third child born to Josephine (nee Erwin) and Alfred "Fred" Leckenby.

1941 He attended the University of Puget Sound for one year

In 1942, on Aug. 28, at Mcchord Field, he enlisted as a Private in the Army Air Corps Reserves.

Stephen Leckenby, Second Lieutenant in the Army Force.
Bombardier on a Liberator bomber which went down over the English Channel.
He had received the Air Medal two Oak Leaf Clusters, and was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously.
In 1920, on November 16 in Tacoma, Washington, United States, Stephen Draper Leckenby was the third child born to Josephine (nee Erwin) and Alfred "Fred" Leckenby.

1941 He attended the University of Puget Sound for one year

In 1942, on Aug. 28, at Mcchord Field, he enlisted as a Private in the Army Air Corps Reserves.

Stephen Leckenby, Second Lieutenant in the Army Force.
Bombardier on a Liberator bomber which went down over the English Channel.
He had received the Air Medal two Oak Leaf Clusters, and was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously.

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Washington.



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