Albert H Leonard

Military

Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 11 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Hannover in B-17 42-3298; Shot down 26-Jul-43. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 195





Awards: AM, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

People

Leroy Angell Massey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17061100 / O-730555
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-3298

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag VII-A

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Routt County, CO 3 April 1920 Son of Henry W and Ethel E Leonard.

Enlisted

Lubbock, TX 24 March 1942 Lubbock, Texas

Other

Baled out POW

Hanover, Germany 26 July 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Hannover in B-17 42-3298; Shot down 26-Jul-43. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 195

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Moosburg, Germany 26 July 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag VIIa.

Died

Denver, CO 6 November 1996

Buried

Fort Logan National Cemetery Denver, Denver County, CO 10 November 1996 Fort Logan National Cemetery Denver, Denver County, CO

Based

Prisoner of War (POW)

Horham 26 July 1943 Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 195 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php