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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 4437" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Bollinger </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Leon Adolph</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>3 AC Group (HQ Squadron) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Second Lieutenant </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2062967 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>26th March 1945 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>22</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Manila American Cemetery, Philippines Tablets of the Missing </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Illinois </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 05.10.1922, Elvins, Missouri, USA</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Mr. & Mrs. Walter T. Bollinger, Rochelle, Illinois</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>employed by Midwest Division California Packing Corporation</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>29.06.1942 draft card Rochelle, Illinois</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>27.06.1944 commissioned as 2nd Lt</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>pilot</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>P-51D Mustang (44-63338)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>ferry flight from Biak to Morotai 27.2.1945</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>baled out - POW 11.3.1945</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>killed by Japanese attempting to escape Obi Island, Indonesia</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>same mission</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Earnest R. Alexander </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2Lt (0675811)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>not apparently 3 AC Group</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>pilot</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>P-51D (44-23293)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>killed in same circumstances with Bollinger</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 4437, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Bollinger [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Leon Adolph[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]3 AC Group (HQ Squadron) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Second Lieutenant [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]2062967 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]DATE OF DEATH[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]26th March 1945 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AGE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]22[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]GRAVESITE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Manila American Cemetery, Philippines Tablets of the Missing [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]from Illinois [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 05.10.1922, Elvins, Missouri, USA[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of Mr. & Mrs. Walter T. Bollinger, Rochelle, Illinois[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]employed by Midwest Division California Packing Corporation[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]29.06.1942 draft card Rochelle, Illinois[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]27.06.1944 commissioned as 2nd Lt[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]pilot[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]P-51D Mustang (44-63338)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]ferry flight from Biak to Morotai 27.2.1945[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]baled out - POW 11.3.1945[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]killed by Japanese attempting to escape Obi Island, Indonesia[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]same mission[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Earnest R. Alexander [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]2Lt (0675811)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]not apparently 3 AC Group[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]pilot[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]P-51D (44-23293)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]killed in same circumstances with Bollinger[/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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