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Paradise -Looking For Relatives of Sgt. Leegrand Koller

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Hello -

We are hoping that someone can assist the armyairforces.com forum in the search for relatives of a B-17 Tail Gunner Sgt. Leegrand Koller, KIA on March 2 1942.

This is an incredible story regarding a class ring that was found in Austria at the site of his plane crash. It is hoped that this ring can be returned to his relatives.

Sgt. Koller was from Paradise, PA. Please refer to the attached message regarding this request.

Any relatives or anyone who knows of any relatives of Sgt. Koller can contact the forum or reply to this message.

Thank you for your consideration.
Regards,
Bernadette

http://www.armyairforces.com/forum/m..._/tm.htm#91425

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Please let WIXers know how this turns out.
Bless you for trying to find this hero's family.

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Perhaps I'm way off base here, but doesn't March of 1942 seem a bit early for a B-17 to be crashing in Austria? Weren't the first American bombers over Europe the HALPRO B-24's in June, 1942?

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It was a good idea, it just didn't work.

I think its a typo, I believe it refers to a mid-air collision in 1945.

Koller, Leegrand H, Sgt, 13048684

See also:

www.armyairforces.com/forum/m_86942/tm.htm

www.485thbg.org/485th_KIA.htm

Thanks West-Front.

I'm an OZ-ophile too!

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LOL

Good stuff !!