Leon F Porter

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) in B=24 'Umbriago' #4440068 crashed into North Sea

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Units served with

467th Bomb Group

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

788th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

44-40068

Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Nicknames: Umbriago
Unit: 467th Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group 859th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Rackheath airfield looking south, the administrative site, barracks sites and technical site with a T2 hangar is on the right, the bomb dump and ammunition dump are at the bottom, the fuel store, firing butts and second T2 hangar are on the left, 16 April 1946. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1428. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Events

Event	Location	Date
Died		17 February 1945
Born	Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Other Killed in Action (KIA)		17 February 1945

Event

Location

Date

Description

Died

17 February 1945

Born

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

17 February 1945

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:18:31

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12431 / MACR 12431 & Watts book p 183 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database