Leonard J Hurley
Military
Lt. Robert Stone, pilot; Lt. Ed Abby, co-pilot: Lt. Al Haycox, navigator, and Lt Douglas Franklin, bombardier;
Back row: Tech. Sgt. Rufus Waters, engineer; Staff Sgt. Bill Armstrong, waist gunner; Tech. Sgt. Luke Lukacs, radio operator; Staff Sgt. L. J. "Mickey" Hurley, ball turret gunner; Staff Sgt. Ken Stephans, top turret gunner, and Staff Sgt. Charles Hopkins, tail gunner.
Stone, a graduate of LSU, was from Baton Rouge.
Sent through to the museum by Charles Hopkins' niece, Elizabeth Gandy.
Object Number - UPL 19897 - From left, front row: Lt. Robert Stone, pilot; Lt. Ed Abby, co-pilot: Lt. Al Haycox, navigator, and Lt Douglas Franklin, bombardier; Back row:...
33 sorties over occupied ETO.
A detailed biography can be found at :
http://carol_fus.tripod.com/army_ac_hero_ljhurley.html
DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster
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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
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
New Orleans, Louisiana | 22 June 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
New Orleans, LA, USA | 28 December 1942 | |
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Died |
9 January 2015 | ||
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Metairie, LA, USA |
Revisions
Addtional details added from:
http://carol_fus.tripod.com/army_ac_hero_ljhurley.html;
http://www.findagrave.com
305th Bomb Group Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self
