Leonard Joseph Nitti
Military
Randy Sprout
Object Number - UPL 38559 - Leonard Nitti of the 92nd Bomb Group
Assigned to 326BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x missions. Hit trees on Sidown Hill in B-17 44-8436 and crashed. Sole survivor from crash. 5-May-45. Returned to Duty (RTD)
Awards: AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16186500
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16153156 / O-828164
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19123127 / T-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier/ Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17151596 / O-781441
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
Places
![A bomber crew of the 92nd Bomb Group return to Podington following a mission flying B-17 Flying Fortresses to Wittenberg. A B-17 Flying Fortress (NV-K, serial number 42-29994) is visible in the background. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 23 Feb 1945' [stamp]. ' News Chronicle Copyright Picture' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'Crew back from Wittenberg.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379172.jpg.webp?itok=G7D0FciD)
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chicago, IL | 2 January 1924 | Son of the late Michael J and Catherine [Picerno] Nitti. |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 20 November 1942 | |
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Other Survived fatal crash |
Sidown Hill, Hampshire | 5 May 1945 | Hit trees on Sidown Hill in B-17 44-8436 and crashed. Sole survivor from crash. 5-May-45. Returned to Duty (RTD) |
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Died |
Hillside, IL | 21 January 2018 | |
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Based |
Podington | Assigned to 326BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, Hillside, IL | Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery Hillside, Cook County, IL |
