Leon J Beausoleil

Military

Attacked by fighters on the return from a mission to Friedrichshafen, GR on 18 Mar 1944 in B-24H #42-109826 'The Arsenal', some of the crew baled out , but the rest continued on crashed landed E of Schaffhausen, Switzerland. Interned.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Three airmen of the 392nd Bomb Group with a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-109826) nicknamed "The Arsenal". Image via John E Bode
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 577th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

California, USA

Other

Interned (INT)

Belgium 18 March 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3331 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces