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Home State
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Year of Birth
1917 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
SSgt Robert Bruce McClelland, Jr.
to remember
Schreiber, Leroy Adolph, Maj.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Plymouth, Massachusetts |
Last Address
RAF Halesworth (USAAF 365), Suffolk, England
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Casualty Date
Apr 15, 1944 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died |
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land |
Location
France |
Conflict
World War II |
Location of Interment
American Cemetery - Ardennes, Belgium |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Plot C Row 1 Grave 45 |
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1940-1941, AAF MOS 770, Aviation Cadet Flight School
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1941-1943, AAF MOS 770, USAAF Flying Training Command
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1943-1943, AAF MOS 1055, 312th Fighter Squadron - Scorpions
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1943-1943, AAF MOS 1055, 318th Fighter Group
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1943-1943, AAF MOS 1055, 61st Fighter Squadron - Zemke's Wolfpack
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1943-1944, AAF MOS 1055, 56th Fighter Group
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1943-1944, AAF MOS 1055, 62nd Fighter Squadron - Spikes
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1944-1944, AAF MOS 1065, 62nd Fighter Squadron - Spikes
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Last Known Activity
He was credited with destroying 12 enemy aircraft in aerial combat plus 1 probable, 6 damaged, and 2 destroyed on the ground.
Synopsis of his DSC citation:
Awarded for actions during World War II
(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Captain (Air Corps) Leroy A. Schreiber (ASN: 0-401242), United States Army Air Forces, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as Pilot of a P-47 Fighter Airplane in the 62d Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, EIGHTH Air Force, in aerial combat against enemy forces on 20 February 1944, in the European Theater of Operations. On this date as Captain Schreiber shot down three enemy aircraft in a single engagement. Captain Schreiber's unquestionable valor in aerial combat is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the 8th Air Force, and the United States Army Air Forces.
General Orders: Headquarters, U.S. Strategic Forces in Europe, General Orders No. 25 (1944)
Action Date: 20-Feb-44
Service: Army Air Forces
Rank: Captain
Company: 62d Fighter Squadron
Regiment: 56th Fighter Group
Division: 8th Air Force
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Comments/Citation
Sources:
http://www.cieldegloire.com/014_schreiber_l_a.php
http://veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=1624
http://www.abmc.gov/node/516230#.VxGVRTaBe0g
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56360781
http://lostaircraft.com/database.php?lang=en&mode=viewentry&e=15435
http://www.cieldegloire.com/fg_056.php
http://valor.militarytimes.com/search.php?term=leroy+schreiber
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/gallery.php?Group=56
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/56th_Operations_Group
http://www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/62fs.htm
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/146873
https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemetery-ardennes-s/44037-schreiber-leroy-a
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