Leonard W Beadle Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) near Avesnes in B-17 'Government Property' 42-97232. Flew 17 missions total. Trained at Univ of Pittsbugh, got his wings at Augusta, GA in 1944.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A bomber crew of the 95th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97232 ) nicknamed "Sandy's Refueling Boys", August 1944. Image via Albert Keeler, 95th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: '"Full House" crew. Left to right: ' Morrison, Keeler, Langford, Sherwood, Dancisin. "Government Property" (roll of toilet paper) SANDY'S REFUELING BOYS.'

42-97232

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: G.I. Issue ; Sandy's Refueling Boys
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Beloit, WisconsinSC 18 February 1922

Other

Killed in action

16 December 1944

Buried

Revisions

Date28 Jun 2017 10:15:56
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
ChangesChanges to biography, events and aircraft associations
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 11259;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date27 Sep 2014 18:18:39
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11259/relative