William L. Leukering

World War II
Service #36703415
Unit816th Bomber Squadron, 483rd Bomber Group, Heavy
RankTechnical Sergeant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From Illinois
Date of DeathJuly 18 1944
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Tablets of the Missing
816th Bomber Squadron, 483rd Bomber Group, Heavy
Air Medal
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Notes

Through the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of Technical Sergeant William L. Leukering were accounted for in 2023. His name is permanently inscribed on the “Tablets of the Missing” at the Epinal American Cemetery.

rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.