Andrew Leydens
Military
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UPL 55660
Flemming crew, 709th squadron, 447th bomb group. Photo taken at Rattlesden, England, March 1944. Standing, L-R: Lt. Joseph T. Elliot (?), Lt. Carl F. McCuen, Lt. Dean S. Flemming, Lt. Lloyd D. Ittel; Kneeling, L-R: Sgt. William Shaw, Sgt. Sidney Stein, Sgtr. Andrew Leydens, Sgt. William Pascocello, Sgt. Leslie Orr. (not shown,: Sgt. Anthony Durante)
Timothy Motz
Andrew Leydens was Ball Turret gunner on the Dean Flemming crew on the 29 April 1944 mission to Berlin on board B-17 #42-31519. On return, the Fortress ditched in the North Sea. All 10 men on board rescued and returned to duty (RTD).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11027889 at enlistment, then O-752054
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11079815
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35450186 at enlistment
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 29 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Shot down |
29 April 1944 | in B-17 #42-31519, ditched North Sea on return from Berlin mission. Rescued and returned to duty. | |
Montezuma, Poweshiek County, Iowa (1945 roster) |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster, Enlisted Men, as of 01 August 1945