AIR COMMANDO Bollinger, Leon Adolph

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Bollinger ​

• FORENAME

Leon Adolph​

• UNIT

3 AC Group (HQ Squadron) ​

• RANK

Second Lieutenant ​

• NUMBER

2062967 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

26th March 1945 ​

• AGE

22​

• GRAVESITE

Manila American Cemetery, Philippines Tablets of the Missing ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Illinois ​

born 05.10.1922, Elvins, Missouri, USA​

son of Mr. & Mrs. Walter T. Bollinger, Rochelle, Illinois​

employed by Midwest Division California Packing Corporation​

29.06.1942 draft card Rochelle, Illinois​

27.06.1944 commissioned as 2nd Lt​

pilot​

P-51D Mustang (44-63338)​

ferry flight from Biak to Morotai 27.2.1945​

baled out - POW 11.3.1945​

killed by Japanese attempting to escape Obi Island, Indonesia​

​

same mission​

Earnest R. Alexander ​

2Lt (0675811)​

not apparently 3 AC Group​

pilot​

P-51D (44-23293)​

killed in same circumstances with Bollinger​