42-3433 Leona
Delivered Denver 12/6/43; Dow Fd 14/7/43; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-W] Thorpe Abbotts 18/7/43; ground looped at Langford Lodge, N. Ireland 25/7/43 with John Kelly, rest OK?; Missing in Action Munster 10/10/43 with Bob Kramer, Ball turret gunner: Don Glaze, Waist gunner: George White (3 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Ed Connelly, Navigator: Hugh Geiger, Bombardier: Tom Casey, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Deane Todd, Radio Operator: Jim Watkins, Waist gunner: Fred Moore, Tail gunner: Harvey James (7 Prisoner of War); flak blew off right wing, crashed Castle Lembeck, five miles N of Dorsten, 25 miles SW of Munster, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 1024. LENA.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13131254
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
10 October 1943 |