Leland Story

Military

Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 22-Dec-43 crash landed in a meadow in Norfolk due to lack of power in B17 42-3273 'Impatient Virgin' on return from mission to Munster, Germany. L. F. Seger crew. RTD



After leaving formation due to an engine fire on secondary missions to bomb airfields near Hanover, Germany in B-17 42-30634 'Liberty Belle' on 21-Feb-44, A/C was attacked by nine Fw190's. Four crewman jumped before the A/C exploded and crashed in the North Sea off Egmond, Holland. Prisoner of War (POW).



Awards: AM (OLC), 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

John P McGuigan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-804371
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Loren Fred Seger

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-30634

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Liberty Belle
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
A crsashed B-17F Flying Fortress (serial number 42-3273) of the 95th Bomb Group. Official caption on image: "1746. MRU. 12-23-43. Repps, Norfolk Co. B-17F, 42-3273. A." Handwritten caption on reverse: '22/12/43 A.' On reverse: Damaged USAAF Photographic Station 505 [Stamp].

42-3273

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

Missions

Places

Dulag Luft 12

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

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Frewsburg, NY 10 August 1921

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 21 February 1944 - 19 July 1945 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV.

Other

Shot down

Egmond, Netherlands 21 February 1944 A/C was attacked by nine Fw190's. Four crewman jumped before the A/C exploded and crashed in the North Sea off Egmond, Holland. Prisoner of War (POW).

Died

Jamestown, NY 29 May 2015
Holley, New York, USA

Buried

Maple Grove Cemetery Frewsburg, Chautauqua County, NY Maple Grove Cemetery Frewsburg, Chautauqua County, New York

Revisions

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147224851/leland-story

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dded POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 4 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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AAM DB Entry.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2423 / MACR 2423, Lossesw of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol.  I, p. 438 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database