Name:
Ferdinand Ernest Lefevre
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-746131
Unit:
79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1944-04-28
State:
Michigan
Cemetery:
Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium
Plot:
D
Row:
28
Grave:
12
Decoration:
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters
Comments:
1st Lt Ferdinand E. Lefevre took off in his P-38 Lightning 42-68035 from Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire, UK on a bombing mission over Tours’ Fw-190 repair facilities. While leading a bombing run over the objective, Lefevre was hit by flak and crashed.