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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Leslie Amelang

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Louisville, Kentucky

Honored By

Walton R. Haddix

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS AN ORIGINAL MEMBER OF THE 454TH BOMB GROUP OF THE 15TH AIR FORCE BASED IN ITALY. HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN OVER BUDAPEST, HUNGARY. HE WAS HELD A PRISONER OF WAR IN STALAG LUFT II PRISONER OF WAR CAMP, SAGAN AND IN STALAG VIIA, MOOSBURG, GERMANY WHERE HE WAS LIBERATED ON APRIL 29, 1945.