Gene F Leonard

Military
media-6903.jpeg UPL 6903 US Official photograph of Harold Weekley's crew of the 398th Bomb Group beside B-17 42-102516. 8 July 1944.
Kneeling left to right:
T/Sgt Joseph Skarda
S/Sgt Gene F. Leonard
S/Sgt Robert F. Stickel
S/Sgt Charles Stombaugh

Standing left to right:
2nd Lt Harold D. Weekley
2nd Lt Benjamin Clark Jr.
2nd Lt Paul M. James
F/O Raymond S. Delbart

Sent through by researcher Astrid van Erp who works on the Fields of Honor database: http://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/

Object Number - UPL 6903 - US Official photograph of Harold Weekley's crew of the 398th Bomb Group beside B-17 42-102516. 8 July 1944. Kneeling left to right: T/Sgt Joseph...

Evaded (EVD) Shot down by flak and crashed at Bosville on 8/13/44 in B-17 #42102516. Returned to England 4 Sept 1944 from Missing in Action (MIA) status

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bronx Bomber II
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Toledo, Ohio, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

France 13 August 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7910 / Macr7910; 398th History, Vol II / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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