Leonard A Turner
Military ROLL OF HONOURRear L-R: S/Sgt John F Hobgood, S/Sgt Jim S Reeves, S/Sgt Albert W Bricker, T/Sgt James A O'Leary, T/Sgt Leonard A. Turner.
Front L-R: 2Lt William F Drew, 2Lt Frank G Mowatt, 1Lt John A Newton, 1Lt George L Lange Jr.
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A10268-61751AC.
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. Crashed at Ludwigshafen in B-17 43-38323. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 8597.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17098986 / O-758372
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 9 September 1944
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Clark County, IN, USA | 15 August 1920 | Son of Aloysius F and Freida D Turner. |
Enlisted |
Fort Knox, KY 40121, USA | 17 July 1940 | Ft Knox Kentucky USA |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Molesworth | 30 June 1944 - 9 September 1944 | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Died |
Ludwigshafen, Germany | 9 September 1944 | Crashed at Ludwigshafen in B-17 43-38323. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 8597 |
Jeffersonville, IN, USA | |||
Buried |
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial St Avold France |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8597 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database