24 years old from Alma Place, New York
332nd Fighter Group
1921 - April 21, 1945
Sadly, little is know about Flight Officer Leland Pennington's military career. He joined the Military sometime in 1941 or 1942. He became one of the famed Tuskegee Airmen. Then in 1945, after a bombing run on the Attnang-Puchheim marshalling yard in Austria, F/O Pennington was lost after completing a successful escort mission.
You can read more about F/O Pennington here and here
These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives just so others may get to enjoy freedom. For that I am proud to call them Hero.
Those Who Say That We're In A Time When There Are No Heroes, They Just Don't Know Where To Look
This post is part of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. For more information about Wednesday Hero, or if you would like to post it on your site, you can go here.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Many thanks to Christopher Lee for his dedication to our Troops.
1 comment:
The Tuskegee Airmen were great Americans under tough conditions, we can now give them the respect they deserve. America is growing up.
Post a Comment