Leonard Benedict Neuberger
MilitaryNARA Ref 342-FH-3A12272-A66813AC.
Assigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Ground crew on Capt. Jim Bradshaw's planes 'Gator Bait' and 'Jeanie'.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14106903 / O-746032
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-721541
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Gator Bait
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 367th Fighter Group 392nd Fighter Squadron 79th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Jeanie
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Jeanie
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron 95th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Panty Waste/Snuggle Bunny Jeanie My Kath
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
21 March 1911 | ||
Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 7 May 1942 | Los Angeles, CA |
Died |
2 April 1988 | ||
Buried |
Mountain View Cemetery Reno, Washoe County, NV | 5 April 1988 | Mountain View Cemetery Reno, Washoe County, Nevada |
Fond Dulac, Wisconsin | |||
Based |
Kings Cliffe | Assigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / King's Cliffe Memorial Edition