Frank Valentine Leonard

Military

Assigned to 837BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew aboard B-17 43-37901 'Miss Bea Havin'. 30+ combat missions. ETD





Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-37901

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Bea Havin
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.

Lavenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Urbana, IL 27 April 1918 Son of Valentine A and Ruth A Leonard.

Enlisted

Point Pleasant, WV 24 February 1940 Point Pleasant, West Virginia

Other

Discharged USAAF

21 September 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

13 February 2013
Ada, ID

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/record/529715898/social-security-death-index-fran…
https://www.fold3.com/record/83216383/world-war-ii-army-enlistment-reco…

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https://www.fold3.com/image/202172913
https://www.fold3.com/image/608309315
https://www.fold3.com/record/529715898/social-security-death-index-fran…
https://www.fold3.com/record/83216383/world-war-ii-army-enlistment-reco…

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to A/C #43-37901 mentioned in the "Summary biography".

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History