Ernest Isaac Mitchell

Military

Shot down 27 May 1944 in B-24 #42-95091. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Edward George Leininger

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16059738 at enlistment, then O-793811
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

James Austin Leone

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18189055
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Ernesto Rodriguez

  • 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

Arthur Henry Vaughan

  • 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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Event Location Date Description

Born

Ramirena Creek, Texas 19 February 1914

Enlisted

29 June 1942 Tulsa, Oklahoma

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 27 May 1944 captured in Püttlingen, Germany, near the crash location of B-24 #42-95091

Died

25 October 1979
Calvin, Hughes County, Oklahoma
Richmond, California

Revisions

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NARA: Air Force Award Cards

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ContributorED-BB
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MACR 5260
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File

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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