World War II Honoree

Leland Duane Albright

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Flint, Michigan

Honored By

Sara Lee Albright

Relationship

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AIRPLANE COMMANDER (B-17) - FLEW 36 COMBAT MISSIONS, 290 COMBAT HOURS AS A SQUADRON AND GROUP LEADER: 15 SQUADRON LEADS, 4 GROUP LEADS, AND 5 DEPUTY LEADS. RECEIVED FOUR AIR MEDALS, AND 1 DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS FOR MERITORIUS SERVICE IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS FROM 13 MARCH 1944 TO 25 JUNE 1944. SERVED WITH THE 369 BOMBER GROUP OF THE 597 BOMBER SQUADRON.