The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Albert I Leftwich

817th

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Rank
SGT (20 October 1944), TSGT (4 December 1944), TSGT (1 March 1945)
Hometown
THIBODAUX LA; Thibodaux LA; Thibodaux, LA
Also written
Albert Leftwich
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 220
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
20 October 1944Air Medal4065SGT
4 December 1944Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster4862TSGT
1 March 1945Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster1044TSGT

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 19: ALBERT I. LEFTWICH · 22 March 1945
AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name ALBERT I. LEFTWICH Rank T/SST. Serial No. 38381287
2. Organization Gp Commander BARTON (??) Rank COL san CO KILPATRICK (??) Rank CAPT.
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year 1945
month MARCH day 22th did you go down?
4. What was the mission, 33rd. -
, target, RHULAND, GERM , target
time, APPROX. 12:30 altitude, 27,500 FT
route scheduled, UNKNOWN
, ,route flown UNKNO WN
5. Where were you when you left formation? ON Soon SEPERATED
FROM
RALLYOUR,
6. Did you bail out? YES
(h.w.)
(PHOTO.) WAVIAL
7.
Did
other
members
of
crew
bail
out?
YES
JOSEPHSON
-
PATON
-
-
THEOKA
(BOMB) LEIGH
8. Tell all you know about when, where, how each person in your aircraft for whom no
individual questionnaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say: "No Knowladge". D.A. THECKAS (NAV) BAiLED
our APPROXIMATELY 5min. ,AFTERT DiD. so DiD J. LEIGH
A.B. SKINNER (P) DED NOT BAiL Dat AND MADE it To RussiA. ALSO
STANLEY JOHNSON(CP) AND Jahe THOMPSON (EG). - PATON CHOTOL BAILED
OUTWITAME.
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground? UN NO KNOWLEDGE
10. What members of your orew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires) No KNOWLEDGE
11. Where were they in aircraft? No KNOWLEDGE
12. What was their condition?
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above?
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information.
-
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3863, AF

National Archives, MACR 13254, page 19 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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