Leo Kort Kornoely
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
HonorStates.org. Leo K Kornoely
Object Number - UPL 57153 - Leo K Kornoely
Assigned to 563BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Rostock in B-17 42-97241 11-Apr-44; shot down, crash landed Bad Doberan/ Mecklenburg Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 3776
Awards: AM, PH.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Expectant Father
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Falmouth, MI | 7 May 1924 | Son of Henry and Frances M Kornoely. |
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Enlisted |
Kalamazoo, MI | 11 December 1942 | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
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Died |
Doberan, Germany | 11 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Rostock in B-17 42-97241 11-Apr-44; shot down, crash landed Bad Doberan/ Mecklenburg Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 3776 |
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Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery | Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK. | |
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Based Killed in action |
Knettishall | 11 April 1944 | Assigned to 563BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Star Township Cemetery Alba, Antrim County, MI | Memorialised Star Township Cemetery Alba, Antrim County, Michigan |
Revisions
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ABMC; MACR 3776 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
