Edward George Leininger
MilitaryShot down 27 May 1944 in B-24 #42-95091. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18189055
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38130365
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16026553
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12032548
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Toledo, Ohio | 18 October 1919 | |
Enlisted |
25 March 1943 | Detroit, Michigan | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Differten, Germany | 27 May 1944 | captured in Differten, Germany |
Died |
18 July 2009 | ||
Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5260 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database