Albert “Benny” Leatherwood
Preferred Name: Benny
Nickname/Call Sign:
Date of Birth: June 5, 1935 (February 3, 2019)
Highest Military Grade Held:
Hometown: Memphis, TN
Biography
Units Assigned
- 35th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Itazuke AB, Japan (F-100)
- 306th, 309th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Homestead AFB, FL
Awards & Decorations
Flight Info
F-100
Military Education
Civilian Education
- 1957 BS, Memphis State University, TN
Albert “Benny” Leatherwood “Headed West” on Sunday, February 3, 2019 with his wife Janice and family by his side at his home in Sunnyvale, CA. After serving in the USAF, Benny flew for Pan American Airlines and was based in SFO, NY, Sidney and lastly LA.
Benny was married to the love of his life, Glenda “Janice” Leatherwood for 59 years. He was a member of the Super Sabre Society and the Clipper Pioneers.
source: https://clipperpioneers.com/in-memory-of/
- Biography
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Biography
- Units - Education - Awards - Flight Info
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Units Assigned
- 35th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Itazuke AB, Japan (F-100)
- 306th, 309th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Homestead AFB, FL
Awards & Decorations
Flight Info
F-100
Military Education
Civilian Education
- 1957 BS, Memphis State University, TN
- Photos
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- Headed West
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Albert “Benny” Leatherwood “Headed West” on Sunday, February 3, 2019 with his wife Janice and family by his side at his home in Sunnyvale, CA. After serving in the USAF, Benny flew for Pan American Airlines and was based in SFO, NY, Sidney and lastly LA.
Benny was married to the love of his life, Glenda “Janice” Leatherwood for 59 years. He was a member of the Super Sabre Society and the Clipper Pioneers.
source: https://clipperpioneers.com/in-memory-of/