Leon W Ford

Military

Evaded (EVD) Shot down by flak and crashed at Charlroi on 7/28/44 in B-17 Stinker #42102579. Returned to England 9 Sept 1944 from Missing in Action (MIA) status

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-102579

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Stinker
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

West Point, Mississippi, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 28 July 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7823 / MACR 7823; 398th History, Vol II / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database