Leonard Joseph Sterle
MilitaryFire broke out near the top turret shortly after take off on mission to Eschweiler in B-17G # 42-40009 on 24 Jan 1944. RTD. Shot down 22 April 1944 in B-17 #42-40000 "Just Nothing". Prisoner of War (POW). He flew on the Charles D. Lee, Jr. crew.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38301982
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34601212
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802566
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13082080 at enlistment, then O-695722
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-370171
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot / Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Just Nothing / Quad Zero
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 22 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 22 April 1944 | |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4259 / MACR 4259, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database