Lee served as a First Lieutenant and Pilot on a B-17 (#42-39895) "Bermondsay Battler", 535th Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Tippecanoe County, Indiana prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on April 2, 1941, prior to the war, at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Farm Hand and also as Single, without dependents.
Lee was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was shot down over Germany during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-803296
Lee also has a "Cenotaph" at the Tippecanoe County War Memorial, Lafayette, Indiana. For that record:
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Crew of B-17 "Bermondsay Battler" (#42-39895):
Eden, Lawrence V., S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, New Jersey
Evans, Rowland H., 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, Maryland
Kaufman, Harold W., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Illinois
Kemper, Harold C., T/Sgt, Engineer, Kentucky
Larson, Lester P., S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, New Jersey
Manning, Andrew F., S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Nebraska
Meier, Leonard P., 2nd Lt, Navigator, New York
Smith, Lee W., 1st Lt, Pilot, Indiana
Solway, Reginald C., Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Washington
Zappala, John W., T/Sgt, Massachusetts
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He resided in Tippecanoe County, Indiana prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on April 2, 1941, prior to the war, at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Farm Hand and also as Single, without dependents.
Lee was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was shot down over Germany during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-803296
Lee also has a "Cenotaph" at the Tippecanoe County War Memorial, Lafayette, Indiana. For that record:
" Click Here "
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Crew of B-17 "Bermondsay Battler" (#42-39895):
Eden, Lawrence V., S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, New Jersey
Evans, Rowland H., 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, Maryland
Kaufman, Harold W., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Illinois
Kemper, Harold C., T/Sgt, Engineer, Kentucky
Larson, Lester P., S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, New Jersey
Manning, Andrew F., S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Nebraska
Meier, Leonard P., 2nd Lt, Navigator, New York
Smith, Lee W., 1st Lt, Pilot, Indiana
Solway, Reginald C., Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Washington
Zappala, John W., T/Sgt, Massachusetts
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Lee served as a First Lieutenant and Pilot on a B-17 (#42-39895) "Bermondsay Battler", 535th Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Tippecanoe County, Indiana prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on April 2, 1941, prior to the war, at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Farm Hand and also as Single, without dependents.
Lee was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was shot down over Germany during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-803296
Lee also has a "Cenotaph" at the Tippecanoe County War Memorial, Lafayette, Indiana. For that record:
" Click Here "
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Crew of B-17 "Bermondsay Battler" (#42-39895):
Eden, Lawrence V., S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, New Jersey
Evans, Rowland H., 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, Maryland
Kaufman, Harold W., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Illinois
Kemper, Harold C., T/Sgt, Engineer, Kentucky
Larson, Lester P., S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, New Jersey
Manning, Andrew F., S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Nebraska
Meier, Leonard P., 2nd Lt, Navigator, New York
Smith, Lee W., 1st Lt, Pilot, Indiana
Solway, Reginald C., Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Washington
Zappala, John W., T/Sgt, Massachusetts
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He resided in Tippecanoe County, Indiana prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on April 2, 1941, prior to the war, at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Farm Hand and also as Single, without dependents.
Lee was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was shot down over Germany during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-803296
Lee also has a "Cenotaph" at the Tippecanoe County War Memorial, Lafayette, Indiana. For that record:
" Click Here "
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Crew of B-17 "Bermondsay Battler" (#42-39895):
Eden, Lawrence V., S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, New Jersey
Evans, Rowland H., 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, Maryland
Kaufman, Harold W., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Illinois
Kemper, Harold C., T/Sgt, Engineer, Kentucky
Larson, Lester P., S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, New Jersey
Manning, Andrew F., S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Nebraska
Meier, Leonard P., 2nd Lt, Navigator, New York
Smith, Lee W., 1st Lt, Pilot, Indiana
Solway, Reginald C., Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Washington
Zappala, John W., T/Sgt, Massachusetts
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