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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