Leon Helfand

Military

Shot down 22 April 1944 in B-24 #4264490 'Cee Gee II. ' Plane ditched in Channel. Returned to base.

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'

453rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-64490

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Cee gee ii
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron

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Born

New York State

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4781; In Search of Peace, pg 126-130