Leon Asa Ward Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 715BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Kiel in B-24 42-7709 'Maid of Tin' 5-Jan-44; shot down, crashed into Baltic. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2515
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-681366
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Maid of Tin
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Pasadena, California | 18 March 1924 | Son of Leon A. Sr and Mary F. [Middleton] Ward. |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 14 December 1942 | Los Angeles, California |
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Died |
Baltic Sea | 5 January 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Kiel in B-24 42-7709 'Maid of Tin' 5-Jan-44; shot down, crashed into Baltic. KIA MACR 2515 |
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Based Killed in action |
Seething | 5 January 1944 | Assigned to 715BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery | Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2515, 8th AF Losses