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He saw action in the Pacific Theater of World War II as an F4U Corsair pilot, serving in the Battle of Okinawa and in bombing missions over Japan. He was discharged from the Marines at the end of the war with the rank of captain.
Lou Lenart prowled the Pacific theater in a USMC F4U Corsair during World War II. He flew aircraft for Israel before joining the fighter squadron, and with Milton Rubenfeld as co-pilot had ferried a Norseman from Italy to Sde Dov on May 3.
Jul 20, 2013 · Lou Lenart USMC (Ret.) Marker. Inscription. This monument is dedicated to Capt. Lou Lenart and to all U.S. Marine Corps and Navy pilots who flew the F4-U or FG-1D Corsair in combat during World War II.
Lenart became a fighter pilot, flying the F4U Corsair in the battle for Okinawa. Discharged at the end of the war, and facing continued anti-Semitism in the U.S., Lou volunteered to become a pilot for the newly established Israeli Air Force in early 1948.
Jun 27, 2010 · Lenart flew an F4U Corsair in the battle of Okinawa and took part in numerous attacks on the Japanese mainland.
- Tom Tugend
Jul 26, 2023 · And right next to it is a navy blue Corsair FG-1D plane in commemoration of Captain Lenart. Dr. Hillel Newman, the Consul General of Israel in Los Angeles, opened the ceremony. “Lou Lenart...
May 24, 2023 · The monument, dedicated in 2003 during Lenart's lifetime, was fashioned in the shape of an FG-1D Corsair airplane with markings replicating those of the craft Lenart flew for the US Marines...
