 Lt. Col Leon Vance, Medal of Honor recipient | |
| Nickname(s) | "Bob",[1][3] "Philo"[1][3] |
| Born | August 11, 1916[1][2] Enid, Oklahoma, U.S.[1][2][3][4] |
| Died | July 26, 1944 (aged 27)[1] Between Iceland and Newfoundland[1] |
| Memorials | Presumed dead; remains never recovered. Cenotaph in Waukomis Cemetery, Waukomis, Oklahoma and listed in the Tables of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, Cambridge, England |
| Allegiance |  United States of America[1][2][3][4] |
| Service | United States Army Air Forces[1][2][3][4] |
| Years of service | 1939–1944[1][3] |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel[1][2][4] |
| Unit | 489th Bombardment Group[1][4] |
| Battles / wars | World War II[1][3][4] |
| Awards | Medal of Honor[1][2][3][4] Purple Heart Air Medal |
Leon Robert Vance Jr. (August 11, 1916 – July 26, 1944) was a Medal of Honor recipient who served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.
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