Leonard Frank Figie

Military

Shot down 16-Aug-44 in B-17G #42-31673 'Lassie Come Home' while serving as Pilot. Aircraft was attacked by fighters on mission to Halle, Germany, exploded in mid-air and crashed at Deiderode, Germany. Prisoner of War (POW).



Air Medal w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH/ Good Conduct Medal/ American Campaign Medal/ EAME Medal w/ 2 Battle Stars, WW II Victory Medal/ POW Medal

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-17G Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31673) nicknamed "Lassie Come Home" of the 91st Bomb Group Passed for publication 10 Jan 1943. On reverse: Not For Publication, Personal Use Only, US Army Examiner [Stamp].

42-31673

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lassie Come Home
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Eastwood, New York 18 June 1921

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Moosburg, Germany 16 August 1944 - 29 May 1945 Held at Stalag 7A, Moosburg, Bavaria. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 29-May-45

Died

Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, USA 12 December 1990

Buried

Central Square, Oswego County, New York, USA Hillside Memorial Cemetery and Park

Revisions

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Updated middle name and events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 149351063.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149351063/leonard-frank-figie

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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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Lee Cunningham 14-Dec-2014. Made decoration connections, made Place, AIrcraft and Mission connections within existing website infromation; Added POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database; Added SN per MACR 8183; assured all infomration from a DUPLICATE entry from Project Bits and Pieces was COMBINED; edited Biography for consistentcy, losses detail, target per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 14-Dec-2014. Made decoration connections, made Place, AIrcraft and Mission connections within existing website infromation; Added POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database; Added SN per MACR 8183; assured all infomration from a DUPLICATE entry from Project Bits and Pieces was COMBINED; edited Biography for consistentcy, losses detail, target per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8183/self