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
 

   

 2016, Air Force Memorial (AFM)
 
Title
Not Specified

Join Year
2016
   
Crest
Association Type
Military National

Website
http://www.airforcememorial.org/index.asp
Contact Phone Number
703-979-0674

Contact Email
afmf@airforcememorial.org
Year Established
1992

Owner
Not Specified
HQ Address
Air Force Memorial Foundation
One Air Force Memorial Drive
Arlington, VA 22204

Last Updated: Aug 18, 2016
   
Comments

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