Dominic G Leogrande

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-45381.jpeg UPL 45381 Sergeant Dominic Leogrande (centre) of the 94th Bomb Group.

Image provided by Dr Ernie Ricci of their Uncle Dominic Leogrande,

Object Number - UPL 45381 - Sergeant Dominic Leogrande (centre) of the 94th Bomb Group.

Leogrande was shot down on 29 April 1944 in B-17 #42-102520. He died as a result of a flak burst, which exploded between him and the other waist gunner. Both bled to death and went down with the aircraft, which crashed 5km from Texel Island



Leogrande's pilot: Joseph McClurkin, reportedly kept the plane steady while the remaining crew bailed out, but upon ditching in the sea, the were dragged down by their chutes and drowned. Their remains were recovered and buried in a civilian cemetery Den Helder, Holland and repatriated to the US in 1948.



The co-pilot was rescued while unconscious by a Luftwaffe seaplane, and woke up in a German Army hospital in Amsterdam.



Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-757474
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

29 April 1944

Other

Missing in Action

Texel Island 29 April 1944

Born

Brentwood, Maryland, USA

Buried

Listed on the Tablets of the Missing

Revisions

Date
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources

Information provided by Dr Ernie Ricci, relative of Dominic Leogrande, who spoke with the co-pilot in 1997 about their Uncle's death.

Further information from ABMC, MACR and Fields of Honor Database

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4261 / MACR 4468 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Dominic G Leogrande: Gallery (1 items)