Leonard S Lang
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW). May 17, 1943, in B26 41-18052 on mission to a power station in Holland, shot down from flak and crashed into Nieuwe Waterweg near Maassluis. Swam to shore and was captured, escaped, and recaptured several times before being sent to Stalag Luft III at Sagan. Was among the prisoners sent on a forced march in January 1945 to Stalag VII-A liberated by U.S. 14th Armored Division on Apr 29th.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![Personnel of the 322nd Bomb Group with a B-26 Marauder (serial number 41-17934) nicknamed "Pappy's Pram". Image stamped on reverse: 'Reveiwed and passed [illegible] 1943.' [stamp] Handwritten caption on reverse: 'PN-Q 322.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379976.jpg.webp?itok=h9RDoVED)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
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B-26.com - 17th May 1943 Mission Target Ijmuiden, 322 BG /450 & 452 SQ
Personal account told to me by Leonard S Lang. He was my Dads best friend growing up in South Denver, Colorado in the 1930's
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15173, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 125