Leon Albert Finneran
MilitaryAssigned to 748BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. Damaged by flak and crashed in Switzerland on 12-Jul-44 in B-17 42-31552. Bailed out over neutral territory. Interned in Switzerland.
Awards: AM, EAME, WWII Victory.
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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: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18043191 / O-758456
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: My Buddy
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Providence, Rhode Island | 16 August 1921 | Born Providence, Rhode Island |
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Enlisted |
Providence, Rhode Island | 4 March 1942 | Enlisted Providence, Rhode Island |
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Other Interned |
Camp Adelboden, Switzerland | 12 July 1944 | Interned Camp Adelboden, Switzerland |
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Other Discharged |
31 October 1945 | ||
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Died |
9 July 1987 | ||
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Buried |
Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery Exeter, Rhode Island | 12 July 1987 | Interred Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery Exeter, Rhode Island |
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1993 457th BGA Roster, MACR 6926 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia