Leidy Robert Mason

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Robert Mason Leidy is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

356th Fighter Group Monument

Name:

Robert Mason Leidy

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-812451

Unit:

360th Fighter Squadron, 356th Fighter Group

Date of Death:

1944-09-09

State:

Maine

Cemetery:

Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupr�, Belgium

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Comments:

Robert Mason Leidy was born on March 1, 1920, in Maine. He was the son of Mason S. Leidy and Helen Ella Austin Leidy. He was the husband of Janet Morrow Leidy, who resided in Van Buren, Maine.

Robert resided in Fort Kent, Aroostook County, Maine, prior to the war. He served as a First Lieutenant and Pilot on the P-47D #42-26683 in the 360th Fighter Squadron, 356th Fighter Group, during World War II. He was Killed in Action after reporting he was low on fuel and crashed near Eichelhardt, Germany.

1Lt Leidy is now buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupr�, Belgium.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov