Ben Friedman

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned 365BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Oranienburg in B-17 43-38803; mid air collision with B-17 43-38803, crashed Wilsnack, Germany 10-Apr-45 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13876.



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

People

Leon Mortimer Keene

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19163446 / O-780619
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

44-6593

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Brooklyn, Kings County, NY 27 June 1917 Son of Max and Anna Friedman.

Enlisted

Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York 15 July 1942 Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York

Died

Wilsnack, Germany 10 April 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) Oranienburg in B-17 43-38803; mid air collision with B-17 43-38803, crashed Wilsnack, Germany 10-Apr-45 KIA MACR 13876.

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Thurleigh 10 April 1945 Assigned 365BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF.
Spring Valley, NY Husband of Blanche O Friedman.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13876 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database