Thomas G Leahy

Military
media-50411.jpeg 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.

Object Number - 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,...

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

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: What's Next?
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron
Dark-colored B-17 bomber airplane parked on tarmac.  The numbers 1000 are painted in white behind the cockpit.  Under the cockpit are the words "From the Employees of the B-17 Project, Douglas, Long Beach". There is a large industrial looking building in the background
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Rene III
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron 750th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'
  • 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

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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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

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ContributorSteveD
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Biography by cousin Steve Donovan

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Biography by cousin Steve Donovan

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Biography

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MACR 5805 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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