Leonard T Gokey

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) 9 March or 9 April 1945



AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

44-6513

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Boise Bell
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Muskegon, Michigan, USA

Buried

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 9 April 1945

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Helton s Hellcats, A Pictorial History of the 493rd BG, pub 1998, ABMC; Unit History; MACR 13908, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php / MACR 13908 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database