Rank and Name, Staff Sergeant Leo P. Arretteig.
Unit/Placed in, 531st Fighter Bomber Squadron.
Leo is born approx. on 1922.
Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.
Leo enlisted the service in Louisiana with service number # 14071216.
Leo ‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a A-24 were,
1st Lt. William C. Johnson Pilot
SSgt. Leo P. Arretteig Gunner
Leo was KIA on a Strike Mission the plane was hit, he bailed out but probably drowned on 16 February, 1944, he is honored with an Air Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Leo is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.
Courts of the missing.
Thanks to,
Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
