Leonard Witkin
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) Crashed near Aachen in B-24 'Flak Magnet' #4250596
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-61790, O-885659
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-764355
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
Missions
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
New York State | 3 September 1921 | |
Other 44th BG Combat Tour |
Shipdham, UK | 5 September 1944 - 18 October 1944 | 15 Combat Missions |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
4364 TB Buttinge, Netherlands | 18 October 1944 | |
Buried |
East Farmingdale, NY, USA | Wellwood Cemetery East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9654 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database