Leo Frederick Baumann

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-33134.jpeg UPL 33134 Karl Eisele, Jr. on the left is the groom in his wedding in Boise, Idaho in 1944. His best man is his Pilot in their B-24, (and best pal) Leo Baumann. Karl Eisele

As per son Ted Eisele

Object Number - UPL 33134 - Karl Eisele, Jr. on the left is the groom in his wedding in Boise, Idaho in 1944. His best man is his Pilot in their B-24, (and best pal) Leo...

Assigned to 409BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Karlsruhe 5-Nov-44; Hit by flak on the return flight and broke up during an emergency landing near Church Farm close to their Hardwick home base. Killed in Action (KIA)





Awards: SS, AM(OLC), PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron 409th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-718089
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier / Pathfinder Navigator

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Gypsy queen

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Munich, Germany 3 July 1922 Son of Leo Baumann Jr.

Enlisted

Peoria, IL 21 July 1942 Peoria, Illinois

Died

Nearby Hardwick, UK 5 November 1944 Killed in emergency landing. Killed in Action (KIA)

Buried

6 November 1944 Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK Plot D Row 4 Grave 2
Peoria, IL

Other

Flight training

George Army Air Field, Lawrenceville, IL Advanced flight training - George Army Air Field, Lawrenceville, Illinois, Commissioned.

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My father Karl Eisele served with Leo on this plane.

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Leo was my Dad's (Karl Eisele) best buddy on their plane. Leo was the pilot.

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ABMC / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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