Leonard G Hancock
MilitaryAssigned to 97BS, 47BG, 12AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) intruder mission out of Grossetto, returning to base with engine difficulties, could not maintain altitude, A/C abandoned. Returned to Duty (RTD). 5-Feb-45 MACR 12137.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 47th Bomb Group 97th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-531510
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Nicknames: Hoosier Gal
- Unit: 47th Bomb Group 97th Bomb Squadron
Places
![Ground personnel of the 51st Fighter Group, 10th Air Force work on a P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-29264). Handwritten caption on reverse: '51 FG, 316 FS, [illegible].'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-457064.jpg.webp?itok=K4c3SuWM)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grosetto Main
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Missouri, USA | 15 July 1917 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Riley, KS 66442, USA | 3 June 1941 | Fort Riley Kansas, USA |
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Other Shot down / baled out |
55022 Montefegatesi LU, Italy | 5 February 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) intruder mission out of Grossetto, returning to base with engine difficulties, could not maintain altitude, A/C abandoned. Returned to Duty (RTD). 5-Feb-45 MACR 12137. |
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Other Evaded (RTD) |
58100 Grosseto, Province of Grosseto, Italy | 5 February 1945 - 20 February 1945 | Evaded capture with help from local villagers. Returned to Duty (RTD). 20-Feb-45. |
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Died |
Wheat Ridge, CO, USA | 3 March 1989 | |
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Based |
Grosetto | 5 February 1945 | Assigned to 97BS, 47BG, 12AF USAAF. |
| Nance County, NE, USA |
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Sources
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American Ex-prisoners of War: Non Solum Armis, Volume 4 By Gardner N. Hatch, W. Curtis Musten, John S. Edwards