World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Leo E. Fletcher
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Clay, Kentucky
Honored By
Mr. James W. Fletcher
Relationship
Brother
ON JUNE 14, 1943, B-17C BOMBER TAKING OFF FROM AUSTRALIA TO NEW GUINEA WITH 41 AIR FORCE PERSONNEL ON REST AND RELAXATION CRASHED, KILLING 40, INCLUDING SERGEANT FLETCHER. AUSTRALIA HAS A MONUMENT AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH.