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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Ledley L. Basden

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Steubenville, Ohio

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED FROM JANUARY 22, 1942 UNTIL HIS DEATH ON MARCH 2, 1945. SERVED WITH THE 413TH BOMBER SQUADRON, 96TH BOMBER GROUP (HEAVY), 8TH AIR FORCE. WAS KILLED WHEN THE B-17 HE WAS FLYING IN (#44-8697) CRASHED INTO THE ENGLISH CHANNEL ON HIS 29TH COMBAT MISSION TO GERMANY. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, AIR MEDAL WITH 3 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, SHARPSHOOTER BADGE WITH PISTOL BAR AND GUNNER'S WINGS.