T
orpedo Squadron One (VT-1) Pilot
Timeline
Birth- 3 Feb 1918
Kansas City, KS
1939 - 1945World War II
Served For
United States of America
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Navy
Rank
Lieutenant Commander
Aircraft Assignment
TBF/TBM Avenger pilot
Service Number
176868
Stationed- 1943
Alameda, San Diego, Hilo & Kaneohe Hawaii
USS Yorktown (CV-10)
Torpedo Squadron One (VT-1)
Award
Gold Star in lieu of a Second Air Medal (for actions while deployed on the USS Yorktown)
Death- 17 June 2012-Age: 94 years
Kansas City, KS
Other Facts
Full Name
LeRoy Stanley Kalousek
Child
Toni, Dwight, Walter
Father
Anton Frank “Tony” Kalousek, Jr
Mother
Pauline Blanche Kalousek (Armstrong)
Also Known As
"Nitro"
Sibling
Harold, Edwin
Marriage
Mary V. Kalousek (Hay)
