John T Leahy
MilitaryPlane exploded over N. Atlantic after takeoff from Gander en route to Prestwick, Scotland.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
East Coast Memorial, Battery Park, New York City | Died when aircraft exploded over the North Atlantic. Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, New York Memorial |
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 21-Oct-2014 Service Number from 306BG records http://www.306bg.org/; Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 16344.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AF by Bishop and Hey p. 30