Leonard J Kriesky

Military

B17 A/C #42-3093 'Nobody's Darling'. AC crashed on 31 Dec 1944 on the beach at Burnham on Sea after running out of gas after raid on the Cognac Aerodrome in France, RTD.

Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31721 'Black Magic'. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

People

Clyde Wayne McClelland

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13059682 / O-801999
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-3093

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nobody's Darlin
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron

42-31721

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Black Magic
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron

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Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

St Louis, Missouri, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 28 May 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5334 / MACR 5334, 351st Unit History / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database