Leo Frederick Baumann
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Karl Eisele, Jr. on the left is the groom in his wedding in Boise, Idaho in 1944. His best man is his Pilot in their B-24, (and best pal) Leo Baumann.
Karl Eisele
As per son Ted Eisele
Assigned to 409BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Karlsruhe 5-Nov-44; Hit by flak on the return flight and broke up during an emergency landing near Church Farm close to their Hardwick home base. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: SS, AM(OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron 409th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-718089
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier / Pathfinder Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Gypsy queen
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Munich, Germany | 3 July 1922 | Son of Leo Baumann Jr. |
Enlisted |
Peoria, IL | 21 July 1942 | Peoria, Illinois |
Died |
Nearby Hardwick, UK | 5 November 1944 | Killed in emergency landing. Killed in Action (KIA) |
Buried |
6 November 1944 | Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK Plot D Row 4 Grave 2 | |
Peoria, IL | |||
Other Flight training |
George Army Air Field, Lawrenceville, IL | Advanced flight training - George Army Air Field, Lawrenceville, Illinois, Commissioned. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorGratefulSonOfFlierEisele
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My father Karl Eisele served with Leo on this plane.
ContributorGratefulSonOfFlierEisele
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Leo was my Dad's (Karl Eisele) best buddy on their plane. Leo was the pilot.
ContributorAAM
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ABMC / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia