Nancy Leftenant-Colon, eldest sister of for United States Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Samuel G. Leftenant, holds the American after it was presented to her during a memorial service for Leftenant, Jan. 14, 2016, in Arlington, Va. Leftenant, a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, was reported ‘Missing-In-Action” on April 12, 1945, after the P-51 Mustang he was piloting collided with another P-51 while escorting bombers over Europe during World War II. He was declared dead in 1946, though no remains were recovered, and was posthumously awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart. (U.S. Army photo by Rachel Larue/ Arlington National Cemetery /released)
Date Taken: | 01.14.2016 |
Date Posted: | 01.14.2016 14:28 |
Photo ID: | 2357949 |
VIRIN: | 160114-O-DR853-419 |
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Location: | ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, US |
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