David M Bogdan

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by fighters 16 April 1943 in B-17 #425220. Mission was to uboat yards at Lorient. Plane crashed about 12 miles northeast of Lorient. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

People

Lawrence L Leach

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-661854
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-5220

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pennsylvania 14 May 1921

Enlisted

Pittsburgh, PA, USA 13 January 1942

Died

Languidic, France 16 April 1943

Buried

Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Arlington County Virginia, USA Plot: Sec: 34, Site: 4125
Erie, PA, USA

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Chris Brassfield
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey, p. 104, WWII National Monument