Memorial Day: Remembering Erskin Leon Hulsey First Lieutenant US Army Air Corps

On this Memorial Day I wanted to take a moment to honor my uncle US Army Air Corps Lieutenant Erskin Leon Hulsey, who while flying a bomber mission over Germany was shot down and his remains were never recovered.

According to a letter sent to the Hulsey family by the Adjunct General of the United States Army, Leon (as he was known to family) was piloting a B26 Marauder medium bomber on a raid on a German factory complex on December 6, 1944. At approximately 3:30 pm the plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed near the German town of Durren.

A year-long investigation by the Army failed to find his remains living or otherwise so he was officially pronounced to be deceased in Fall of 1945.

Leon Hulsey trained with the CAA at Boren Field in his hometown of Wetumpka, Oklahoma and the Central Flying Training Command in Altus, Oklahoma before being stationed Barksdale Field in Shreveport, Louisiana. He would eventually find himself stationed in France where his final mission was initiated.

Today we should all take a moment to honor everyone who served this country in a time of war and ultimately payed the price for our liberty and freedom. Without their sacrifice we wouldn't have our present way of life and all the blessings that come with it.

Thank you for your service uncle Leon. You may be gone but not forgotten.

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