Joseph Eugene Leuschen
MilitaryAssigned to 775BS/463BG, 15AF USAAF. Wynn crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Munich 19-Jul-44; Shot down in B-17 42-97816. Baled out, landing on mountainous ground, but without breaking any bones. Prisoner of War (POW)
Awards: AM, POW, EAME, WWII Victory
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 775th Bomb Squadron 463rd Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Foggia Satellite #1, San Nicola-d'Arpi
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Westphalia, Iowa | 20 December 1920 | BornWestphalia, Iowa |
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Enlisted |
Fort Des Moines, Iowa | 1 April 1942 | EnlistedFort Des Moines, Iowa |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft IV, Tychowo, Poland | 19 July 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag Luft IV |
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Died |
Earling, Iowa | 28 January 2012 | DiedEarling, Iowa |
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Buried |
Saint Joseph Cemetery Earling, Iowa | 30 January 2012 | InterredSaint Joseph CemeteryEarling, Iowa |