Leonard Vinton Penny
Military
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UPL 52505
Back L-R: Robert L Poss, Wendell R Weatherley, Salvatore P Palandino, Carl W Short.
Front L-R: Max E Kirby, Calvin S Hallman, H B Tomkin, Leonard V Penny, Henry H Hill.
Front L-R: Max E Kirby, Calvin S Hallman, H B Tomkin, Leonard V Penny, Henry H Hill.
USAAF Photo
Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Carl Short crew. Last 5 combat missions of ETO.
Awards: AM, BS (OLC), 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: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lady Vivian
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tagalong, Duke's Mixture
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Gambler's Choice
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Atlanta, GA | 20 October 0142 | Atlanta, Georgia |
Born |
Atlanta, Georgia | 31 July 1923 | Son of D. L. and Myrtle [Morris] Penny. |
Died |
Thomaston, GA | 10 June 2013 | |
Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2712