Leonard Anthony LaForgia Sr
Military
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UPL 17358
SSgt. Leonard A. LaForgia, Sr. "Sleepy Time Gal", 1944
LaForgia family photographs. Submitted by Leonard A. LaForgia, Jr., LtCol, USAF (Ret)
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-706816
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-809177
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37537218
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sleepy Time Gal
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
31 July 1987 |
Revisions
Contributorllaforgia
Changes
Sources
Crew list provided to Leonard A. LaForgia, Jr. by the late Col. David R. Morgan.
Contributorllaforgia
Changes
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Personal records provided by SSgt LaForgia's son, Leonard A. LaForgia, Jr., LtCol, USAF (Ret), 29 August, 2015.
ContributorAAM
Changes
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381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia