Leo J Reynolds

Military
media-35811.jpeg UPL 35811 The "Hustlin'Hussy" crew in May 1944. Standing, from left to right : Arthur Pacha, engineer; Allen Patterson, Right Waist Gunner; Elmore Loveland, Tail Gunner; William Williams, Left Waist Gunner; Robert Piarote, Radio Operator; Leo Reynolds, Ball Turret Gunner.
In front, from left to right : Ralph Palmer, pilot; Ryal Skaggs, Co-Pilot; William Powell, Navigator; Frank Wieczerzak, Bombardier. (Photo via the Robert Piarote family)

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Object Number - UPL 35811 - The "Hustlin'Hussy" crew in May 1944. Standing, from left to right : Arthur Pacha, engineer; Allen Patterson, Right Waist Gunner; Elmore Loveland,...

Shot down by fighters after dropping out of formation due to an engine failure on return from mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944 in B-17 #42-30354 'Hustlin' Hussy. ' Evaded (EVD).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30354

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hustlin Hussy
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron

Places

Buchenwald

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Konzentrationslager Buchenwald

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pleasantville, New Jersey, USA

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Evaded

Belgium 29 January 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2268 / MACR 2268, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 35811 - The "Hustlin'Hussy" crew in May 1944. Standing...