Leonard Russell Moyer
MilitaryAssigned to 732BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. Keith Hamby crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Tutow mission in B-24 42-52240 9-Apr-44, A/C landed in Sweden, Interned (INT). MACR 3925.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Served in Korean and Vietnam conflicts rising to rank of Lt Colonel.
Connections
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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: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-803192
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Amelia, Amelia County, VA | 11 December 1923 | Son of Charles Moyer. |
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Enlisted |
Richmond, VA | 5 June 1942 | Richmond, Virginia |
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Other Interned (INT) |
Sweden | 9 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Tutow mission in B-24 42-52240 9-Apr-44; A/C landed in Sweden, Interned (INT). MACR 3925 |
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Died |
11 July 2009 | ||
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Buried |
Virginia Veterans Cemetery Amelia Court House, Amelia County, VA | 15 July 2009 | Virginia Veterans Cemetery Amelia Court House, Amelia County, Virginia |
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Based |
Old Buckenham | 9 April 1944 | Assigned to 732BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Changed middle initial to match the info in records at Fold3.com.
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Added S/N per records at Fold3.com.
See: https://www.fold3.com/image/29635898
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a connection to A/C #42-52240 listed in the "Summary biography".
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3925 & Page 360 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45), The Liberator Men of Old Buc; In Search of Peace, pg 244