Leo David Cassuto

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned 365BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. ? x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Oranienburg in B-17 43-38803; mid air collision with B-17 43-38803, crashed Wilsnack, Germany 10-Apr-45 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13876.



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

People

Leon Mortimer Keene

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19163446 / O-780619
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

44-6593

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chicago, Illinois, USA 6 February 1925 Son of David and Stella S Cassuto.

Died

10 April 1945

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 10 April 1945

Buried

Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Leige, Belgium Plot D Row 34 Grave 1

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13876 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database