Leo Joseph Picard
Military
SSgt. Angelo P. Aspesi - Gunner - Boston, Mass.
SSgt. Leo J. Picard - Tail Gunner - Springfield, Mass.
TSgt. Leonard S. Pate - Engineer - Chino, California
TSgt. Charles D. Robbins - Gunner - Milton, Washington
The men are pictured just prior to taking off on the bombing raid to the Ploesti, Romania, oil refineries. 1 Aug 1943.
Object Number - UPL 14315 - At Lete Air Base near Bengazi, Libya, standing by their airplane, Teggie Ann - Honey Chile, for the Ploesti mission, members of the 376th Bomb...
Flight Engineer on B-24 42-40664 'Teggie Ann' 515BS, 376BG, 9AF, flew on 1-Aug-43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, successfully returning to Benghazi, Libya.
Awards: DFC, AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Wilbraham, MA | 17 November 1923 | Son of Wilfred Picard. |
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Enlisted |
Springfield, MA | 23 May 1942 | Springfield, Massachusetts |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
4 October 1945 | Honourable discharge | |
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Died |
14 August 1999 | ||
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Buried |
Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery Bondsville, Hampden County, MA | 17 August 1999 | Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery Bondsville, Hampden County, Massachusetts |
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Based |
Assigned to 508BS, 351BG, 9AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/
