Thomas G Leahy
Military
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UPL 50411
Bender Crew, 457th BG (Lead Crew 22 Feb 1944)
BACK ROW STANDING L TO R:
S/Sgt. Thomas G. Leahy, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Lt. Earl E. Woodard, S/Sgt. Michael Woyurka, Unknown
FRONT ROW L TO R: Unknown, Lt. Edward M. Bender, Lt. Col. James Luper
Other crew members not identified in photo:
Edwin K. Fuller, James L. Free, Monroe J. Hotaling, Laymon M. Mahon, William Hammersley.
BACK ROW STANDING L TO R:
S/Sgt. Thomas G. Leahy, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Lt. Earl E. Woodard, S/Sgt. Michael Woyurka, Unknown
FRONT ROW L TO R: Unknown, Lt. Edward M. Bender, Lt. Col. James Luper
Other crew members not identified in photo:
Edwin K. Fuller, James L. Free, Monroe J. Hotaling, Laymon M. Mahon, William Hammersley.
Assigned to 750BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Le Bourget in B-17 42-102464; Hit by flak lost two engines. 14-Jun-44 Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5805
Awards: AM, DSC, POW, 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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron 750th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17071717 / O-747374
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot ; Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17065626 / O-747333
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
New York City, NY | 29 October 1942 | New York City, New York |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 14 June 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
Other Baled out POW |
Le Bourget, France | 14 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Le Bourget in B-17 42-102464; Hit by flak lost two engines. 14-Jun-44 Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5805 |
Born |
Kings County, New York | Son of Eleanor Leahy. | |
Based |
Glatton | 14 June 1944 | Assigned to 750BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
ContributorLucy May
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Flak Dodger by Roland Byers, MACR 5805
ContributorAAM
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MACR 5805 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database