Leonard Robert Werner
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 21094 - 1st Lt Leonard R Werner 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.
Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. Lost on bomber escort mission, aborted once group was aloft, decided to go looking for targets to strafe in Coblenz area, with extensive cloud cover over area, this secondary mission was abandoned, A/C became detached from section in cloud whilst returning to base and may have suffered from instrument failure in cloud. Last sighted Ijmuiden, Holland. KIA. 20-Nov-44. MACR 10535.
Awards: AM (6OLC), PH.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 0-725243
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Frankie
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Bronx, NY | 22 December 1915 | Son of Lucille F Werner. Husband to Agatha Frances. |
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Enlisted |
New York, NY, USA | 22 January 1942 | New York City, New York |
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Based Assigned |
Debden | 11 June 1944 - 20 November 1944 | Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
IJmuiden, Netherlands | 20 November 1944 | Became detached from section in cloud whilst returning to base and may have suffered from instrument failure in cloud. Last sighted Ijmuiden, Holland. KIA. 20-Nov-44. MACR 10535. |
| Mt Vernon, New York, USA | |||
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Buried |
Tablets of the Missing. Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK. |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56295468/leonard-r-werner
Brought in information from a duplicate record. Sources:
ABMC, MACR 10535 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
Personal research by registered user 'apollo11' & 'The Debden Eagles' by Garry L. Fry.
MACR 10535 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
