Andersen, Leslie Ernest, Col

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Colonel
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1021A-Pilot
Last AFSC Group
Aircrew
Primary Unit
1968-1972, Tinker Air Force Base
Service Years
1942 - 1972
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Home State
Minnesota
Minnesota
Year of Birth
1920
 
This Military Service Page was created/owned by SSgt Robert Bruce McClelland, Jr. to remember Andersen, Leslie Ernest, Col.

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Contact Info
Home Town
Leader, Minnesota
Last Address
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Date of Passing
May 05, 2003
 
Location of Interment
Fort Sill National Cemetery (VA) - Elgin, Oklahoma
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Section 30A, Site 42

 Official Badges 

Headquarters Air Force Air Force Commander Air Force Retired


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal Gold Star Air Ace American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal




 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)American Fighter Aces AssociationAir Force Memorial (AFM)
  2003, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  2016, American Fighter Aces Association
  2016, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

He was credited with destroying 5 enemy aircraft in aerial combat, plus 1 probable, from Sep-Dec 1943. His brother, Cpl Ansgar Raymond Andersen, died while a POW in the Philippines in 1942.

   
Other Comments:

Sources:
http://veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=650
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15698509
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/96th_Flying_Training_Squadron
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/82d_Operations_Group
http://www.8thafhs.org/fighter/82fg.htm
http://www.82ndfightergroup.com/
http://www.cieldegloire.com/fg_082.php
http://raf-112-squadron.org/82nd_fg.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Expeditionary_Mobility_Task_Force
http://home.ancestry.com
 

   

  1946-1948, United States Air Forces Japan

Major
From Month/Year
January / 1946
To Month/Year
June / 1948
Unit
United States Air Forces Japan Unit Page
Rank
Major
AFSC/MOS
Not Specified
Base, Station or City
Not Specified
State/Country
Japan
   
 Patch
 United States Air Forces Japan Details

United States Air Forces Japan
Type
HQ/ Command Element
 
Parent Unit
Air Forces Numbered
Strength
Force
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Dec 10, 2019
   
   
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2 Members Also There at Same Time
United States Air Forces Japan

Jones, Aden Earl, 2nd Lt, (1939-1948) Second Lieutenant
Ott, Ishmal, TSgt, (1948-1969) Corporal

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