Leo Walter Ryan Jr

Military

Assigned to 735BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by fighters and crashed at Mangelsdorf on 6/21/44 in B-24 Archibald 41-28591 Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5933.


Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-794732
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

MACR 5933, 41-28591
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Archibald
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

1 June 1918 Son of Leo Walter and Elizabeth Mary [Corbett] Ryan.

Enlisted

15 January 1942 San Francisco, California

Other

Shot down

21 June 1944 Shot down by fighters and crashed at Mangelsdorf on 21-Jun-/44 in B-24 Archibald 41-28591 Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5993.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

21 June 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III.

Died

18 March 2008

Buried

21 May 2008 New Auburn Cemetery Auburn, Placer County, California

Born

Based

21 June 1944 Assigned to 735BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Incorrect MACR ref - changed to #5933

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5933 & Page 394 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45)