Leo Earl Poundstone Jr
Military
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UPL 48591
416th BG - 669th BS - 9th AF
From Left to Right:
SSGT Kalen Heath - Gunner
1LT Leo Poundstone - Pilot
SSGT Arnold Burland - Gunner
From Left to Right:
SSGT Kalen Heath - Gunner
1LT Leo Poundstone - Pilot
SSGT Arnold Burland - Gunner
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Service Numbers: 39208608
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Nicknames: Pink Lady
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Melun, Alsace
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Farmersville, IL | 3 December 1922 | |
Enlisted |
Peoria, Illinois | 13 December 1941 | |
Other First 416th BG Combat Mission |
Bagnoles, de-l'Orne, France | 24 June 1944 | |
Other Wounded In Action/Purple Heart |
Sinzig, Germany | 16 January 1945 | General Orders No. 26, 22 February 1945, Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster is awarded to wear with the Purple Heart to: 669th Bombardment Squadron (L), Leo E. Poundstone, O-749491, First Lieutenant, Air Corps, United States Army. For wounds received in action against an enemy of the United States on 16 January 1945, while serving as Pilot on an A-26 airplane on a combat operational mission over enemy occupied territory. Entered military service from Bement, Ill. |
Other Final 416th BG Combat Mission |
Stod, Czech Republic | 3 May 1945 | |
Died |
Huntington Beach, CA | 16 January 1989 | |
Buried |
Riverside National Cemetery | 20 January 1989 | Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA Plot 49B 5171 |