Leon D Yurkus
MilitaryDamaged by flak and ditched in channel on 8/9/44 in B-17 'Thunder Ball' #42-107216, Returned to Duty (RTD).
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Thunder Ball
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Returned |
9 August 1944 | ||
Buried |
Holy Cross Cemetery & Mausoleum, 340 Ridge Rd, North Arlington, NJ 07031, USA | 5 August 1991 | Plot: Blk-31 Sec-E Gr-1406 1C |
Born |
Iowa City, Iowa, USA | ||
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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NOT KIA. Detail revised from http://www.findagrave.com
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7391 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database