Leo Earl Poundstone Jr

Military
media-48591.jpeg UPL 48591 416th BG - 669th BS - 9th AF
From Left to Right:
SSGT Kalen Heath - Gunner
1LT Leo Poundstone - Pilot
SSGT Arnold Burland - Gunner

Object Number - UPL 48591 - 416th BG - 669th BS - 9th AF From Left to Right: SSGT Kalen Heath - Gunner 1LT Leo Poundstone - Pilot SSGT Arnold Burland - Gunner

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Units served with

An A-26 Invader (F6-P, serial number 43-22330) nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group prepares for take-off at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '416 BG Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Service Numbers: 39208608
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Aerial Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Nicknames: Pink Lady
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Melun, Alsace

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Farmersville, IL 3 December 1922

Enlisted

Peoria, Illinois 13 December 1941

Other

First 416th BG Combat Mission

Bagnoles, de-l'Orne, France 24 June 1944

Other

Wounded In Action/Purple Heart

Sinzig, Germany 16 January 1945 General Orders No. 26, 22 February 1945, Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster is awarded to wear with the Purple Heart to: 669th Bombardment Squadron (L), Leo E. Poundstone, O-749491, First Lieutenant, Air Corps, United States Army. For wounds received in action against an enemy of the United States on 16 January 1945, while serving as Pilot on an A-26 airplane on a combat operational mission over enemy occupied territory. Entered military service from Bement, Ill.

Other

Final 416th BG Combat Mission

Stod, Czech Republic 3 May 1945

Died

Huntington Beach, CA 16 January 1989

Buried

Riverside National Cemetery 20 January 1989 Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA Plot 49B 5171

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