Name: CPT Leonard Charles Leeser
Status: Body Not Recovered from an incident on 01/28/1970 while performing the duty of Co-pilot.
Age at death: 35.0
Date of Birth: 01/24/1935
Home City: Floral Park, NY
Service: regular component of the U.S. Air Force.
Unit: 40 ARRS
Service: U.S. Air Force.
The Wall location: 14W-075
Short Summary: Shot down by MIG-21 in N. Vietnam. See MAJ Bell.
Aircraft: HH-53B tail number 66-14434
Country: North Vietnam
MOS: *
Primary cause: NVN-BNR MIG
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
Length of service: 16
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - died while missing
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Presbyterian
Burial information: BARRANCAS NATIONAL CEMETERY, PENSACOLA FL (IMO)
This record was last updated on 02/21/1994
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