Nancy Leftenant-Colon, eldest sister of for United States Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Samuel G. Leftenant , receives the American flag from Army Capt. Craig Morin, 3d Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), during a memorial service for Leftenant, Jan. 14, 2015, in Arlington, Va. Leftenant, a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, was reported ‘Missing-In-Action” on April 12, 1945, after the P-51 Mustang he was piloting collided with another P-51 while escorting bombers over Europe during World War II. He was declared dead in 1946, though no remains were recovered, and was posthumously awarded the
Nancy Leftenant-Colon, eldest sister of for United States Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Samuel G. Leftenant , receives the American flag from Army Capt. Craig Morin, 3d Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), during a memorial service for Leftenant, Jan. 14, 2015, in Arlington, Va. Leftenant, a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, was reported ‘Missing-In-Action” on April 12, 1945, after the P-51 Mustang he was piloting collided with another P-51 while escorting bombers over Europe during World War II. He was declared dead in 1946, though no remains were recovered, and was posthumously awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart. ( Army photo by Rachel Larue/ Arlington National Cemetery /released)
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