Armond O Van Landingham

Military

Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Part of Leve crew. 6 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR), Bremen in B-17 42-31233 20-Dec-43; A/C hit by Me110 launched rockets. Crashed near Bremen. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1707



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Franklin Leve

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32147184 / O-797564
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31233

42-31233

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Redfield, Arkansas, USA 23 December 1922

Other

Baled out POW

Bremen, Germany 20 December 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Bremen in B-17 42-31233 20-Dec-43; A/C hit by Me110 launched rockets. Crashed near Bremen. POW MACR 1707

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 20 December 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb.

Died

15 February 1989

Buried

Fort Logan National Cemetery Denver, Denver County, CO 18 February 1989 Fort Logan National Cemetery Denver, Denver County, Colorado

Based

Prisoner of War (POW)

Molesworth 20 December 1943 Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1273210/armond-o-van_landingham
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/image/28708108
https://www.fold3.com/record/90423526-a-o-van-landingham
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1273210/armond-o-van_landingham

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 1707 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database