Fernando Raymond Leonardy Jr | American Air Museum in Britain

"A crew of the 525th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group pose in front of a Boeing B-17 "Swamp Fire" at an 8th Air Force Base in England on 14 March 1945." Duvall crew, 1Lt Kenneth J Duvall the pilot stands below the chin turret.

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"A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Swamp Fire' at an 8th Air Force base in England, 14 March 1944." Rear L-R: T/Sgt Thomas F Cunningham, 1Lt Kenneth J Duval, Unkn, Unkn, 2Lt Robert Walsh. Front L-R: 2Lt Fernando Leonardy, Unkn, Unkn.

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Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x combat missions. ETD

Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

Service

Kenneth Duvall

Military | Captain | Pilot | 379th Bomb Group
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x combat missions. ETD ...

8th Air Force

Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945. ...
379th Bomb Group

Group
The 379th Bomb Group (H) (heavy), based at Kimbolton, flew more sorties than any other Bomb Group in the Eighth Air Force and dropped a greater bomb tonnage than any other Group. The B-17 Flying Fortress Group was awarded two Distinguished Unit...
524th Bomb Squadron

Squadron

42-32024 Swamp Fire

B-17 Flying Fortress
Swamp Fire was the first Heavy Bomber to reach 100 Missions - "Without an Abort" for the 379th BG. She was chosen to participate in the 28 May 1944 top secret "Grapefruit" mission to drop Americans first Glide bomb 20+ miles from the primary target of...

8th Air Force 230 BIG WEEK - DAY 3

22 February 1944
The German aircraft industry is again targeted in Day 3 of BIG WEEK. A combined total od 789 bombers (maximum effort) are despathed from 1st 2nd and 3rd Air Divisions. Fighter opposition is heavy and bomber losses in 1st Air Division are massive - 39...

Kimbolton

Military site : airfield
Planned for RAF use, Kimbolton airfield was built by W and C French Ltd. in 1941. The airfield was increased in size to accommodate a full US heavy Bomb Group, and the first such unit to us it was the 91st Bomb Group, who arrived in September 1942....

Event	Location	Date
Born	Volusia County, FL	11 September 1919
Son of Fernand Raymond Snr and Sadie Leonardy.
Enlisted	Orlando, FL	17 April 1941
Orlando, Florida
Based	Kimbolton	1944 – 1945
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.
Discharged USAAF		17 June 1945
Honourable discharge.
Died	Saint Augustine, FL	15 July 1980
Buried	San Lorenzo Cemetery Saint Augustine, St. Johns County, FL	20 July 1980
San Lorenzo Cemetery Saint Augustine, St. Johns County, FL

Date	Contributor	Update
29 May 2019 15:07:28	Al_Skiff	Changes to events and unit associations
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https://www.fold3.com/image/608032948 https://www.fold3.com/record/81318768-f-r-leonardy https://www.fold3.com/record/621399932-f-leonardy-1919 https://www.fold3.com/record/83956516-fernando-r-leonardy-jr https://www.fold3.com/image/48252296?terms=Fernando%20R%20Leonardy https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45333908/fernando-raymond-leonardy
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24 May 2019 13:47:21	Al_Skiff	Changes to middlename, service number and events
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https://www.fold3.com/image/608032948 https://www.fold3.com/record/81318768-f-r-leonardy https://www.fold3.com/record/621399932-f-leonardy-1919 https://www.fold3.com/record/83956516-fernando-r-leonardy-jr https://www.fold3.com/image/48252296?terms=Fernando%20R%20Leonardy https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45333908/fernando-raymond-leonardy
Date	Contributor	Update
24 May 2019 13:36:51	Al_Skiff	Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, suffix, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, person associations, unit associations, place associations, aircraft associations, mission associations and media associations
Sources
https://www.fold3.com/image/48252296?terms=Fernando%20R%20Leonardy https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45333908/fernando-raymond-leonardy