Adna W Leonard

Military
Bishop Adna Wright Leonard with Colonel Anthony Mustoe and Brigadier General Chauncey. Image stamped on reverse: 'Confidential.' [stamp],'Passed for publication 27 Apr 1943.' [stamp] and '26114.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Bishop Adna Wright Leonard, Was DC, Chairman of the General Committee of Army and Navy Chaplains at a US Air force Headquarters in England. Greeting himis Col Anthony O Mustoe, weather office, Hot Springs VA, while Brig Gen Chauncey, Air Force Chief of Staff effects the i media-456665.jpg FRE 9793 Bishop Adna Wright Leonard with Colonel Anthony Mustoe and Brigadier General Chauncey. Image stamped on reverse: 'Confidential.' [stamp],'Passed for publication 27 Apr 1943.' [stamp] and '26114.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Bishop Adna Wright Leonard, Was DC, Chairman of the General Committee of Army and Navy Chaplains at a US Air force Headquarters in England. Greeting him is Col Anthony O Mustoe, weather office, Hot Springs VA, while Brig Gen Chauncey, Air Force Chief of Staff effects the introduction.' Roger Freeman Collection

Biographical Directory of the 8th Air Force 1942-1945
(Command and Staff Officers) by Russell Strong.

Object Number - FRE 9793 - Bishop Adna Wright Leonard with Colonel Anthony Mustoe and Brigadier General Chauncey. Image stamped on reverse: 'Confidential.' [stamp],'Passed for...

Bishop Adna W Leonard was a Methodist prelate of Washington who had just finished a tour of Army and Navy station in Europe when he was killed in an aircraft crash on 3 May 1943. B-24 #41-23728 'Hot Stuff' crashed in Iceland in very bad weather, killing all but the tail gunner.

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Aircraft

The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-23728) nicknamed "Hot Stuff",of the 330th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '123728, 330BS, sal/co 3/5/43.'

41-23728

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Hot Stuff
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

2 November 1874

Died

Iceland 3 May 1943

Buried

Springfield, Ohio, USA Ferncliff Cemetery

Revisions

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Added a location for the Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 54385747.
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Added cemetery info per Find-a-grave MEMORIAL #54385747.

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54385747
https://www.fold3.com/image/287491955

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Bishop Adna Wright Leonard with Colonel Anthony Mustoe and Brigadier General Chauncey. Image stamped on reverse: 'Confidential.' [stamp],'Passed for publication 27 Apr 1943.' [stamp] and '26114.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Bishop Adna Wright Leonard, Was DC, Chairman of the General Committee of Army and Navy Chaplains at a US Air force Headquarters in England. Greeting himis Col Anthony O Mustoe, weather office, Hot Springs VA, while Brig Gen Chauncey, Air Force Chief of Staff effects the i

Object number: FRE 9793 - Bishop Adna Wright Leonard with Colonel Anthony...