Leo Edward DeGraw
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 70771 - S/Sgt Leo E. DeGraw
Killed in Action (KIA). Shot down 5 December 1943 in B-17 42-3397 'Fighting Cock. ' Plane crashed into Bay of Biscay. Heading back to France with #3 engine on fire. With crew in dinghies, German shore patrol fired at dinghies and 7 crew members died. Kleuser crew. Also flew on Mary Pat.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), EAME (3BS), PH (OLC).
Wife was a WAC during WW II, her name was Jeanne Hodshow.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![A bomber crew of the 385th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Planet News.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 6 Nov 1943.' [stamp] and '291701.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: Printed caption on reverse: 'US AIRFORCE IN GREAT DAYLIGHT OFFENSIVE ON EUROPE. The great daylight offensive on Europe continues, targets in Germany, France and Belgium being attacked by great formations of bombers and fighters from the US Army Air Force and the RAF. Photo shows: Before t](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380140.jpg.webp?itok=3DyNylCs)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-670568
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
![Two B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 385th Bomb Group fly over the Alps during a mission. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 6 Sep 1943.' [stamp] and '282477.' [Censor no.] Handwritten caption on reverse: '42-3397 'Fightin' Cock; over Alps. Liferaft door open, battle damage.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380160.jpg.webp?itok=cMZ3epKp)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fighting Cock
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Rhone American Cemetery, Draguignan, France
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Newark, New Jersey | 16 February 1921 | BornNewark, New Jersey |
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Enlisted |
Newark, New Jersey | 22 August 1942 | EnlistedNewark, New Jersey |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Bay of Biscay | 5 December 1943 | Killed in Action (KIA)Bay of Biscay off France |
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Buried Tablets of the Missing |
Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial , Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | 1 January 1946 | Tablets of the MissingRhone American Cemetery and MemorialDraguignan, Departement du Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/310760505
https://www.fold3.com/record/702698219/de-graw-leo-e-us-wwii-hospital-admission-card-files-1942-1954
https://www.fold3.com/record/86292675/leo-e-de-graw-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946
https://www.fold3.com/memorial/657782420/degraw-leo-edward-ssgt/facts
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56510616/leo-edward-degraw
MACR 2164, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I byBishop & Hey pp. 408-9 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
