Byrne Leo LaCroix

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Leo LaCroix Byrne is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

315th Troop Carrier Group Monument

Name:

Leo LaCroix Byrne

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-672233

Unit:

309th Troop Carrier Squadron, 315th Troop Carrier Group

Date of Death:

1944-07-08

State:

Louisiana

Cemetery:

Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California

Plot:

Liberty Section, Lot 2097, Space 4

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Leo LaCroix Byrne was born on March 27, 1921. He served in the 309th Troop Carrier Squadron, 315th Troop Carrier Group, as a First Lieutenant during World War II. He was flying aboard Douglas C-47A-10-DK Skytrain 42-108873, which collided with C-47A 43-15341 on July 8, 1944, during mass paratroop exercise and crashed near Tinwell, England. A total of 8 crew and 26 Polish paratroopers in both aircraft died.

1Lt Byrne is now buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA.

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