ECKART, Capt. Leland Leroy

1917 - 1945  (27 years)

• Name	ECKART, Leland Leroy
  Prefix	Capt.
  Birth	29 Aug 1917	Weyauwega, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States
  Gender	Male
  Military	25 Apr 1943	Solomon Islands
  	CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS First Lieutenant Leland L. Eckart., was a Marine pilot assigned to VMF-213, a fighter squadron based at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal. On 25 April 1943, VMF-213 launched a strike against Japanese forces at Kolombangara Island. Eckart was part of a four-plane flight that strafed Blackett Strait and then attacked a large force of unsuspecting enemy aircraft over Vangunu. In the course of a few minutes, six Zeros and two Corsairs went down, including Eckart’s F4U-1 02399. No definitive trace of Lieutenant Eckart was ever found; he was declared dead as of 26 April 1945. https://missingmarines.com/leland-l-eckart/
  Death	26 Apr 1945
  Military	20 Jul 1942–1945
  	Captain
  	Served in the VMF-213 Squadron US Marines ECKART, Leland Leroy, 11354, POW&MPDet, HQUSMC, Washington DC, April 26, 1945, missing-killed in action (mc) + ECKART, Leland Leroy, Captain, O-011354, USMC, from Illinois, Manila American Cemetery (bm) + ECKART, Leland LeRoy, 1st Lt., USMCR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Eckart, 4875 North Kilpatrick Ave., Chicago, Ill (na) + ECKART, Leland L, CAPT, O-011354, USMC, from Texas, location Solomon Islands, date of loss April 25, 1943 (pm)
  Burial	Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
  	Address: Mount Zion Cemetery
  Person ID	I5396	Jindra and Chaloupka Family Trees
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	ECKART, Walter Wenzel,   b. 7 Jun 1893, Door, Wisconsin, United States d. 14 May 1947, Fulton, Indiana, United States (Age 53 years)
  Mother	HALLMAN, Marie A,   b. 1892   d. 5 Nov 1979, Fulton, Indiana, United States (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1917
  Family ID	F1818	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart