Crew Roster · Personal File

Adam G. Leskis

Waist Gunner

HometownHarrisburg, IL, IL

Sgt. Adam G. Leskis served as a waist gunner on the crew lost on 20 June 1944 over Germany. His father, Mr. Peter Leskis, resided at R.F.D. Number 1, Harrisburg, Illinois. His serial number appears as 36306504 on the MACR and as 36305804 in German personal effects inventory documents.

A German telegram (KU 2260) from Air Port HQ A(O) 6/III Stettin reported six crew members killed in the 20 June 1944 crash. Leskis is named explicitly among the dead as 'Adam M.G. Leskis Sgt.' The narrative notes that 'Adam' may be a German transcription error for the first name 'Alan.'

Killed in Action

Sortie Log

1 CATALOGUED SORTIE
20 JUN 1944

The sorties below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.

8AF Mission

Date

Target

Aircraft

№ 425

20 JUN 1944

B-24 Liberator lost on 20 June 1944 during a mission departing AAF Station 104. The aircraft was last observed at approximately 16 km north-northeast of Stettin, 1 km northeast of Langenberg. The aircraft was brought down by enemy anti-aircraft fire. It crashed into swampland at 10:01 a.m. local time. German records (KU 2260) confirmed the crash location and noted the plane as a 100% loss. German forces from Air Base Headquarters A(O) 6/III Stettin responded to the crash site and confiscated emergency kits, maps, money, compasses, and other equipment from the wreckage. The aircraft wreckage and crew fate were reported to the Interrogation Center West at Oberursel.

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