Blue David Leonard

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David Leonard Blue is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

388th Bomb Group Memorial -RAF Knettishall Station 136

Name:

David Leonard Blue

Rank:

Technical Sergeant

Serial Number:

16121920

Unit:

561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1944-11-09

State:

Illinois

Cemetery:

Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg

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Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart

Comments:

David Leonard Blue was born on November 9, 1921 in Iberville Parish, Louisiana. He was the son of Walter Langdon Blue and Mary Ethel Kells Blue. David served in the 561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy as a Technical Sergeant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on November 9, 1944 in German occupied France and is now buried in the Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg. He was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.