Leonard D Leeds

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media-21746.jpeg UPL 21746 Leonard D Leeds - Cherokee, 379th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21746 - Leonard D Leeds - Cherokee, 379th BG, KIA

Killed in Action (KIA). Killed on the ground when 'Nobody's Baby' crashed on take off.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31592

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: No Body's Baby
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cherokee, IA 51012, USA 5 November 1921

Other

Killed in action

23 January 1945

Buried

Cherokee, IA 51012, USA

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Additional biographical details from :
- http://usaafdata.com/?q=node/171039:
- http://www.findagrave.com

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Sources

Combat Chronology; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 334 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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Object number: UPL 21746 - Leonard D Leeds - Cherokee, 379th BG, KIA