Edward Henry Leonard

Military
media-7307.jpeg UPL 7307 Crew of the 388th Bomb Group beside the Boing B-17 Flying Fortress "Tom Paine" , England, 24 November 1943.
Left to right:
S/Sgt E. J. Benson, Austin, Minneapolis;
2nd. Lt. W. A. Barnett, Valentine, Nebraska;
S/Sgt. L.M. LeFevre, Los Angelis, California;
2nd. Lt. J.E. Zengerle, Annville, Pennsylvania;
S/Sgt. E.H. Loenard (sic), Duquesne, Pennsylvania;
2nd. Lt. P.J. Ciambelli, East Orange, New Jersey;
2nd. Lt. A.B. Millin, Brookville, Pennsylvania;
T/Sgt. J.P. Hurdle, Holly Springs, Mississippi;
S/Sgt. W.J. Lazar, Hermine, Pennsylvania;
S/Sgt. A.B. Bibbins, Weedsport, New york

Image courtesy of Astrid van Erp, Fields of Honour database at http://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/

Object Number - UPL 7307 - Crew of the 388th Bomb Group beside the Boing B-17 Flying Fortress "Tom Paine" , England, 24 November 1943. Left to right: S/Sgt E. J. Benson,...

Assigned to 562BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 25 May 1944 in B-17 42-31741 'Thunderbolt'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5264.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Airmen of the 388th Bomb Group climb aboard their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30793) nicknamed "Tom Paine" before a mission. Written on slide casing: 'Tom Paine.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Tom Paine
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 389th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
The insignia of the 562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Thunderbolt/Hi Fever
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

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Events

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 25 May 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV.

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Shot down

51460 Poix, France 25 May 1944 Shot down 25 May 1944 in B-17 42-31741 'Thunderbolt'. POW.
Duquesne, PA, USA

Based

Knettishall 25 May 1944 Assigned to 562BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5264 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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