Leo Edward Jeambey

Military

Shot down on 9/28/44 in B-17 'Minnie The Moocher' 42-97893 at Schladen, Prisoner of War (POW). AM, PH, POW.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97893

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Minnie the Moocher
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

Missions

652

  • Date: 28 September 1944

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Prisoner of war

28 September 1944 - 8 May 1945

Born

Mount Pleasant, Iowa

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MACR

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Headstone inscription

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Headstone inscription

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NARA USAF Award Cards

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Missing Air Crew Report

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Find A Grave memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90528128/leo-e.-jeambey

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Added an association to the A/C #42-97893 listed in the "Summary biography" .

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9413, http://303rdbg.com/rost-hij.html#H">http://303rdbg.com/rost-hij.html#H>