Leonard A Luba
MilitaryAssigned to 326BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by fighters, B-17 42-31231exploded in mid-air and crashed near Wambeln, GR on a mission to Munster and Hamm, GR on 23 Mar 194. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: AM (2OLC), GC, PH, POW, EAME, WWII Victory
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
![A bomber crew of the 92nd Bomb Group return to Podington following a mission flying B-17 Flying Fortresses to Wittenberg. A B-17 Flying Fortress (NV-K, serial number 42-29994) is visible in the background. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 23 Feb 1945' [stamp]. ' News Chronicle Copyright Picture' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'Crew back from Wittenberg.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379172.jpg.webp?itok=G7D0FciD)
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania | 20 March 1921 | Born Nanticoke, Pennsylvania |
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Enlisted |
New York City, New York | 18 February 1941 | Enlisted New York City, New York |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany | 23 March 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft I |
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Other Discharged |
2 November 1945 | ||
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Died |
10 July 1969 | ||
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Buried |
Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale, New York | 14 July 1969 | Interred Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale, New York |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3413 / MACR 3413, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database