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KOLLER, Leegrand Huff - Date of
birth
1924 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Boston County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13048684 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
828th Bombardment Squadron,
485th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 March 1945 - Place of
death
Kössen, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 16 | 53 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Lucille Koller (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-52644 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Linz, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yards
MACR: 12755
More information
Sgt Leegrand H. Koller volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 31 January 1942.2nd Lt Delmar L. Brinkman:
"The ship flying in position 6 or 7 in B Box was having trouble staying with the formation. I gathered this because he jettisoned two bombs in order to keep up with the formation. As I was looking out of the window a few minutes after he jettisoned the two bombs, I noticed his ship stall and start falling back. As he fell back he collided with ship 42-52064, which had fallen back from his position and was flying in back of No. 5, C Box."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Massachusetts Birth Index, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Joel Frampton Gilfert