Leonard Balducci Jr

Military

Shot down 11 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31971 'Twenty One Or Bust', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Twenty-One Or Bust
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Kearny, New Jersey

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Corrected the name by moving "Jr" from the middle name field to the suffix field.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4787