Leonard Otis Payne
Military
Object Number - UPL 40683 - "Lt. Borman and crew of the 849th Bomb Squadron, 490th Bomb Group pose beside their Consolidated B-24 at an 8th Air Force base in England. 22 March...
Assigned to 849BS 490BG, 8AF USAAF. Member of Borman crew. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (2OLC), 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: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11069513 / O-693606
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Classy Chassis II
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 490th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 2 832nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Brome
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Tampa, FL | 24 July 1921 | Son of Floyd Calvin 'FC' and Edith Morey Payne. |
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Enlisted |
Gainesville, FL | 12 May 1942 | Gainesville, Florida |
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Died |
Gainesville, FL | 8 April 2014 | |
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Buried |
Forest Meadows Memorial Park and Mausoleum Central Gainesville, Alachua County, FL | 11 April 2014 | Forest Meadows Memorial Park and Mausoleum Central Gainesville, Alachua County, FL |
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Based |
Eye | Assigned to 849BS 490BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
490th Bomb Group Unit Personnel / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia