Lekas, Frank (NMI)

Individual Personnel Data
Name Lekas, Frank (NMI)   ‡
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Rank Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 12162757   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #78 dated 22 August 1943, effective 22 August 1943.
Duty Tail Gunner
MOS611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date 1 December 1943
Results Killed In Action
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Épinal American Cemetery, Épinal, France: Plot A Row 7 Grave 46
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 1923
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 1334⇓ (56.829 MB)
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Sundlun, Bruce George⇗PilotEV
2nd Lt. Zitnik, Charles Allen⇗Co-pilotPOW
2nd Lt. Jylkka, Reino Oswal⇗NavigatorPOW
2nd Lt. McGovern, Vincent James⇗BombardierCT
S/SGT. Snyder, Charles Leslie⇗Radio Operator / GunnerPOW
T/SGT. Ramsey, William Marion⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Curtis, William Stanley⇗Ball Turret GunnerCT
S/SGT. Lekas, Frank (NMI)Tail GunnerKIA
S/SGT. Cappelletti, Mike Joseph⇗Flexible GunnerKIA
S/SGT. Hayes, George Clayborne⇗Flexible GunnerKIA
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 13 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
21⇗ 6 September 1943 Type: Industry
Location: Stuttgart, Germany 		Tail Gunner 41‑24557⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at RAF Deanland, East Sussex, due to low fuel.
Sortie Report⇗
22⇗ 7 September 1943 Target: Bruxelles-Evere Airfield/Repair Depot
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium 		Tail Gunner 42‑29554⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
23⇗ 9 September 1943 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Lille-Vendeville, France 		Tail Gunner 41‑24557⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
24⇗ 16 September 1943 Target: Blockade Runner Ship (in Loire River)
Type: Transportation
Location: Nantes, France 		Tail Gunner 41‑24557⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
25⇗ 23 September 1943 Target: Submarine Repair Ship
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Nantes, France 		Tail Gunner 41‑24557⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron Deputy.
Sortie Report⇗
26⇗ 27 September 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Emden, Germany 		Tail Gunner 41‑24557⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back prior to assembly due to a runaway supercharger on #2 engine
Sortie Report⇗
27⇗ 2 October 1943 Target: Port Facilities
Type: Transportation
Location: Emden, Germany 		Tail Gunner 41‑24557⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Dropped 7,200 Code #4s 'nickles' over target.
Sortie Report⇗
30⇗ 9 October 1943 Target: Aircraft Factories
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Anklam, Germany 		Tail Gunner 41‑24557⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group deputy.
Sortie Report⇗
31⇗ 10 October 1943 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Münster, Germany 		Tail Gunner 41‑24557⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
33⇗ 20 October 1943 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Düren, Germany 		Tail Gunner 41‑24557⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead.
Sortie Report⇗
--⇗ 30 October 1943 Target: Marshaling Yard
Type: Transportation
Location: Geilenkirchen, Germany 		Tail Gunner 41‑24557⇗ Maj. Ketelsen HSqLd
Sortie Report⇗
34⇗ 3 November 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany 		Tail Gunner 41‑24557⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead.
Sortie Report⇗
35⇗ 5 November 1943 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Tail Gunner 41‑24557⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead.
Sortie Report⇗
36⇗ 16 November 1943 Target: Knaben II Molybdenum Mine
Type: Industry
Location: Knaben, Norway 		Tail Gunner 41‑24557⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead.
Sortie Report⇗
39⇗ 1 December 1943 Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Solingen, Germany 		Tail Gunner 41‑24557⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Shot down by enemy aircraft, crashed SE of Ostend, Belgium, near Snellegem.
Sortie Report⇗

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