Leonard Dewey McChesney
MilitaryShot down 30 December 1943 in B-17 42-5861 'Laden Maiden'. Evaded.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Laden Maiden
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
24 October 1919 | ||
Other Evaded capture |
30 December 1943 | ||
Died |
16 December 1994 | ||
Buried Evaded |
Gould Rock Cemetery Grand Marsh, Wisconsin, USA |
Revisions
Added an Association to “Thorpe Abbotts”, the home base of the 100th BG.
Added middle name per "U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947" records at Ancestry.com.
Added Died and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 116740005.
Added birth info to the Born event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 116740005.
Added the words "Possible DUPLICATE" in the nickname field so an admin can check out this person.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Added a connection to A/C #42-5861 listed in the "Summary biography".
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2020