Leinweber Gerald F Capt

Assigned Aircraft

P-38J CG-U "Texas Rebel"

Mission History

Flew 57 missions
Led the Group on 5 missions

Mission List

55th FG Mission #	Date	Target
01	15 October 1943	Sweep - Dutch Islands
n/a	16 October 1943	Practise Mission (Red 3)
02	16 October 1943	Sweep - Dutch Islands (Blue 3)
03	17 October 1943	Sweep - Dutch Islands (Blue 3)
04	18 October 1943	Sweep - Dutch Islands (White 3)
05	19 October 1943	Sweep - Ameins Area (Red Leader)
06	20 October 1943	Duren (Yellow 3)
07	22 October 1943	Cambrai (White 3)
08	24 October 1943	St. Andre L-Eure (White 3)
n/a	30 October 1943	Aborted Mission (Yellow 3 - Landed at 1204)
09	03 November 1943	Wilhelmshaven (Red Leader)
10	05 November 1943	Gelsenkirchen (Yellow 3)
11	07 November 1943	Sweep Ostend-St Omer-Area (White 3)
12	07 November 1943	Sweep - Lille Area (Red Leader)
13	10 November 1943	Montdidier Airdrome (Blue Leader)
14	11 November 1943	Munster (White 3)
15	13 November 1943	Bremen (Yellow 3)
22	11 December 1943	Bremen (Yellow Leader)
24	16 December 1943	Bremen (Yellow Leader)
25	20 December 1943	Bremen (Red 3)
26	22 December 1943	Osnabruck (Red Leader)
27	24 December 1943	Pas De Calais (White 3)
28	30 December 1943	Ludwigshafen (Red Leader)
29	31 December 1943	Bourdeaux (Yellow 3)
71	11 April 1944	Sorau-Cottbus (led 'A' group)

Air Scores

1-0-0

Ground Scores

0-0

Score Detail

05 November 1943 Me-109 destroyed (air) Rotterdam

Notes

Entered service from Houston, Texas.
ASN - 0-659473
Known as 'Jerry'
Callsign was 'Swindle 33'
22 May 1943 - Joined the 38th Fighter Squadron
20 November 1943 - Awarded the Air Medal
December 1943 - Awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal
December 1943 - Awarded a 2nd Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal
01 January 1944 - Promoted from 1st Lieutenant to Captain
January 1944 - Awarded a 3rd Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal
May 1944 - Awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished Flying Cross
05 May 1944 - Relieved as Squadron Operations Officer
11 May 1944 - Assigned and transferred to HQ. & HQ. Squadron, 496th Fighter Training Group

Memories