Leonard P Meier
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down by ME109s and crashed near Detmold/Lippe, GR on a mission to Oschersleben on 22 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-39895 'Bermondsey Battler'. Killed in Action (KIA).
2nd Lieutenant Leonard P. Meier was born July 20, 1920. His next of kin were his parents, Frank and Dora Meier. He was from Alexander, New York.
He was the Navigator of “Bermondsay Battler,” B-17 tail #42-39895, of the 381st Bomb Group, 535th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Detmold, Germany, on February 22, 1944.
He is buried in Grand View Cemetery, in Batavia, New York.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bermondsay Battler
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Alexander, New York | 20 July 1920 | 2nd Lieutenant Leonard P. Meier was born July 20, 1920. His next of kin were his parents, Frank and Dora Meier. He was from Alexander, New York. |
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Died |
22 February 1944 | He was the Navigator of “Bermondsay Battler,” B-17 tail #42-39895, of the 381st Bomb Group, 535th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Detmold, Germany, on February 22, 1944. | |
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Buried |
Batavia, NY 14020, USA | He is buried in Grand View Cemetery, in Batavia, New York. |
Revisions
Source: General Orders 41 HQ 1st Bombardment Division, APO 634, 3 Feb 1944
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 2935, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Force / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia