James L. Schleicher
Dedicated to A/C Captain James Lee Schleicher and the entire crew of “Eileen” who were lost June 26, 1944.
“Eileen”, which had been stripped and turned into a tanker for “Hump” flights, crashed in India killing all aboard.
Standing L to R: AC Capt. Schleicher, PILOT Lt. O’Shea, NAV. Lt. Miklosh, BDR. Lt. Cummings, FE FO. Rinke
Kneeling L to R: RO Cpl. Jennings, LSG: M/Sgt. Thieman, RSG: Sgt. Chesebro, RO Cpl. Stephen, CFC Cpl. Groff, TG S/Sgt. Larkins
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