John William Leonard
Military
Object Number - UPL 56673 - John W Leonard
Assigned to 710BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by flak and crashed E of Saarbrucken en-route to the target Regensburg on 25-Feb-44 in B-17 42-31431. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2891
Awards: AM (OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-742285
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Westover, PA | 6 July 1918 | Son of Edward J. and Annie Leonard. |
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Enlisted |
Wilkes Barre, PA | 17 September 1942 | Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 25 February 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
16 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Buck Hill Falls, PA | 8 September 1970 | |
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Buried |
Saint Catherine's Cemetery Moscow, Lackawanna County, PA | 11 September 1970 | Saint Catherine's Cemetery Moscow, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania |
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Based |
Rattlesden | 25 February 1944 | Assigned to 710BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2891 / MACR 2891, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
