Leonard W Blednick
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Shot down by fighters and crashed S of the Hoever, Luneberg, Germany area on a mission to Berlin on 22 Mar 1944 in B-24H 41-28678. On bale out signal, found that his chute and harness had the same fixing system, so was unable to bale out. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3555.
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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-24 Liberator
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 30 August 1919 | |
Enlisted |
Pennsylvania, USA | 16 July 1941 | |
Died |
Höver, 31319 Sehnde, Germany | 22 March 1944 | Shot down by fighters and crashed S of the Hoever, Luneberg, Germany area on a mission to Berlin on 22 Mar 1944 in B-24H 41-28678. Killed in Action (KIA). |
Buried |
Höver, 31319 Sehnde, Germany | 24 March 1944 | Cemetery in Höver, Germany |
Born |
Swissvale, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
Buried |
Braddock, PA 15104, USA | All Saints Braddock Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA. | |
Other Assigned |
Horsham St Faith, Norwich NR10, UK | 22 March 1944 | Assigned to 755BS, 458BG, 8AF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3555 / MACR 3555, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces & Page 273 of the book LIBERAORS OVER NORWICH by Mackay, Bailry & Scorza, 2010, D790G4582010 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database