Leon R Kleopfer

Military

Shot down by fighters before reaching the target at Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-97525 'Invictus' broke up in the air and crashed NNE of Magdeburg. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97525

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Invictus
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Los Angeles, California, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 8 March 1944

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3195 / MACR 3195, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database