Leonard C Smith
Military
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UPL 36968
"Major Snyder and lead crew on bombing mission to Orleans-Bricy, France, in front of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 303rd Bomb Group, England. 5 February 1944."
Rear L-R: Capt Robert W Sheets, 1Lt George T Orvis, 2Lt Dallas E Kendall, 1Lt Ingvald Magnus Iverson, Maj Edgar E. Snyder
Front L-R: S/Sgt Leonard C Smith, S/Sgt James F. Donnelly, S/Sgt Francis Xavier Neuner, T/Sgt Fred T Kuehl, S/Sgt Earl J King, Sgt Joseph R Gervais
Rear L-R: Capt Robert W Sheets, 1Lt George T Orvis, 2Lt Dallas E Kendall, 1Lt Ingvald Magnus Iverson, Maj Edgar E. Snyder
Front L-R: S/Sgt Leonard C Smith, S/Sgt James F. Donnelly, S/Sgt Francis Xavier Neuner, T/Sgt Fred T Kuehl, S/Sgt Earl J King, Sgt Joseph R Gervais
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x combat missions.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME
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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
- Nicknames: Scorchy
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-rs.html#R