Mission: Osnabruck, Germany (Bomber escort)
Date: 22nd Decemeber 1943
Unit: 352nd Ftr Sq, 353rd FG.
Type: P-47D
Serial No. 42-22458
Coded:
Location: English Channel.
Pilot: 1st Lt Leroy W. Ista. (Missing)
Date: 22nd Decemeber 1943
Unit: 352nd Ftr Sq, 353rd FG.
Type: P-47D
Serial No. 42-22458
Coded:
Location: English Channel.
Pilot: 1st Lt Leroy W. Ista. (Missing)
REASON FOR LOSS:
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As the squadron joined on the bomber stream, 1LT Ed Fogarty reported that Ista was falling behind.
Although he radioed he was okay, he continued to trail farther behind. As the remainder of the group landed at
Metfield, he was last heard to call for a homing fix; he was 10 miles from the English coast.
However, no trace of him was ever found.
Burial Details:
1st Lt Leroy W. Ista.
Awards 
Distinguished Flying Cross
Purple Heart
Air Medal
Still missing, remembered on The Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery
Researched and compiled by David King and Alex King (December 2016)