James Austin Leone

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

Ernest Isaac Mitchell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38130365
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

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

Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, United States 21 August 1924

Enlisted

23 October 1942 Houston, Texas

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

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

Revisions

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NARA: Air Force Award Cards

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MACR 5260
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card

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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