Leon Francis Wotanis

Military
media-36772.jpeg UPL 36772 "Lead Crew On Bombing Mission To Erfurt, Germany, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 360Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group. England, 17 March 1945."

Rear L-R: Capt Harold Lee Stouse, 1Lt Mike D McCarty, 1Lt Gibson M Carter, F/O James Hodges Hardy, 2Lt John F Hamm
Front L-R: S/Sgt Robert C Peter, T/Sgt George Fred Bostick, T/Sgt Joseph D Lillis, S/Sgt Leo F Wotanis, 1lt Francis G Downey

Object Number - UPL 36772 - "Lead Crew On Bombing Mission To Erfurt, Germany, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 360Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group. England, 17 March...

Assigned to 838BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 25 missions, returned to States they went back to Europe and Joined 360BS, 303rd BG, 8AF USAAF.

 

Awards: AM (14OLC), American Campaign, EAME (4BS), WWII Victory.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

10 April 1919 Born Scranton, PA

Died

20 December 1987 Died Scranton, PA

Buried

1 January 1988 Interred Fairview Memorial Park Elmhurst Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

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