Frank M Leonard

Military
media-23418.jpeg UPL 23418 Ronald R. Rohner Crew
401st Bomb Group

Standing L to R: Ray Surowski (B),, John Morreale (R/O),, Homer Arbogast, Cliff Barker (LWG). Kenneth Dickerson (BTG), Lowel Reif.(RWG)

Kneeling L to R: Stanley Johnson (N), Emil Smetana (B), Ronald Rohner (P), Frank Leonard (CP).

http://401bg.org/Main/History/Crews/Details.aspx?CrewId=11641

Object Number - UPL 23418 - Ronald R. Rohner Crew 401st Bomb Group Standing L to R: Ray Surowski (B),, John Morreale (R/O),, Homer Arbogast, Cliff Barker (LWG). Kenneth...

Shot down during bombing mission over Brunswick, Germany 30 Jan 1944 in B-17G #42-37856 'Fancy Nancy III'. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

People

Ronald R Rohner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-803692
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-37856

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fancy Nancy III
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

South Amboy, NJ, USA 21 April 1918

Enlisted

New York, NY, USA 24 September 1942

Died

25 December 1991

Buried

Branchville, NJ, USA 28 December 1991 Branchville Cemetery Branchville Sussex County New Jersey, USA

Other

Shot Down/Captured

38154 Beienrode, Germany 30 January 1944

Other

POW

Barth, Germany Stalag Luft I

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 2276;
- Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces,;
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- 466th BG Historian

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http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1175
http://death-records.mooseroots.com/l/99142795/Frank-M-Leonard
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=leonard&GSfn=Fran…;

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 2276 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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