Leonard J Lombardo

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-13412.jpeg UPL 13412 Page 1 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.

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Object Number - UPL 13412 - Page 1 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.

Shot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 42-52610 'The Madam. ' Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'

466th Bomb Group

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

People

Kenneth Robert Kessenger

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-664404
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-52610

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: The Madame
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Attlebridge

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Louisiana, USA 12 November 1921

Enlisted

Houston, TX, USA 24 September 1942

Other

Killed in action

Brunswick, Germany 8 April 1944

Buried

Franklin, LA 70538, USA Franklin Cemetery Franklin St. Mary Parish Louisiana, USA Plot: Section 5
St Mary Parish, LA, USA

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 3847;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Contributor466thHistorian
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http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=1574813
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=Leonard&GSmn=&GS…

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3847

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