Caplan, Leslie, Maj

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Major
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 3162-Flight Surgeon
Last AFSC Group
Medical (Officer)
Primary Unit
1944-1945, AAF MOS 3162, Status - POW/MIA
Service Years
1941 - 1946
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Home State
Ohio
Ohio
Year of Birth
1908
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Steubenville, Ohio
Last Address
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date of Passing
Aug 04, 1969
 
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Section 68, Site 5001

 Official Badges 

US Army Honorable Discharge WW II Honorable Discharge Pin


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 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  1969, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

He saved the lives of many POW's with his heroic actions in the camps and especially during the brutal forced marches they had to endure near the end of the war.

   
Other Comments:

Sources:
http://www.stalagluft4.org/Testimony%20of%20Dr.htm
http://www.rb-29.net/html/79SchumacherSty/13.01schum.html
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.00391/pageturner?ID=pm0009001
http://www.geocities.ws/majorcaplan/
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8778265
http://www.angel45-2b.com/lesliecaplan.html
http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=466&mtch=1&cat 

   

  1943-1944, AAF MOS 3162, 719th Bomb ardment Squadron, Heavy

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From Month/Year
- / 1943
To Month/Year
October / 1944
Unit
719th Bomb ardment Squadron, Heavy Unit Page
Rank
Captain
AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 3162-Flight Surgeon
Base, Station or City
Bruning Army Air Field, NE; Grottaglie Airfield, Italy
State/Country
Not Specified
   
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 719th Bomb ardment Squadron, Heavy Details

719th Bomb ardment Squadron, Heavy
Type
Bomber
 
Parent Unit
Bombardment Units
Strength
Squadron
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Dec 10, 2019
   
   
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4 Members Also There at Same Time
719th Bomb ardment Squadron, Heavy

Kirrane, James A, 2nd Lt, (1942-1944) A08 AAF MOS 1034 Second Lieutenant
Rustad, Warren N, 2nd Lt, (1942-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1024 Second Lieutenant
Frankovic, Peter Edwin, Sgt, (1942-1944) A07 AAF MOS 611 Sergeant
Hale, Hubert H, Sgt, (1943-1944) 00 00 Sergeant

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